Cutaneous oozing of lymphatic fluid after interventional cardiac catheterization in a patient with Noonan syndrome

Authors
Tsang, HY Cheung, YF Leung, MP Chau, KT
Citation
Hy. Tsang et al., Cutaneous oozing of lymphatic fluid after interventional cardiac catheterization in a patient with Noonan syndrome, CATHET C IN, 51(4), 2000, pp. 441-443
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
ISSN journal
15221946 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
441 - 443
Database
ISI
SICI code
1522-1946(200012)51:4<441:COOLFA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A 15-year-old girl with Noonan syndrome, intestinal lymphangiectasia and se vere valvar pulmonary stenosis had an abnormal lymphangioscintigram that sh owed intense activity in the inguinal regions bilaterally, Cutaneous oozing of lymphatic fluid from the groin wound complicated percutaneous balloon p ulmonary valvoplasty. This previously unreported complication highlights th e risk of damage to abnormal lymphatic channels in patients with Noonan syn drome who undergo interventional catheterization. Cathet Cardiovasc. Interv ent 51:441-443, 2000 (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.