Bilateral pulmonary thrombosis in a newborn with congenital nephrotic syndrome

Abstract

In the neonatal period, pulmonary thromboembolic episodes are rare and unknown events. Case of a preterm newborn who presented a bilateral thrombosis of the pulmonary arteries associated with a congenital nephrotic syndrome. Pediatricians should consider pulmonary thromboembolic episodes in cases of newborns with unexplained severe and hypoxic respiratory distress syndrome.

Keywords: congenital nephrotic syndrome; neonatology; preterm; pulmonary thromboembolism.