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Pulmonary arterial and intracranial calcification in the recipient of a twin–twin transfusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2006

Olivia C. Y. Kei ,
Walter J. Duncan  and
Derek G. Human
Olivia C. Y. Kei
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Walter J. Duncan
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Derek G. Human
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Abstract

Pulmonary arterial and intracranial calcifications are rarely found in children. A female infant, the recipient of a twin–twin transfusion syndrome was found, by ultrasound and computed tomography, to have both pulmonary arterial and intracerebral calcification. A rare condition, termed idiopathic arterial calcification of infancy, is the likely cause. This condition carries a poor prognosis and is usually fatal.

Keywords

Arterial calcificationpulmonary arterytwin-twin transfusion
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 12 , Issue 5 , October 2002 , pp. 488 - 490
Copyright
2002 Cambridge University Press

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