Supraventricular tachycardia complicating pneumonia in a resource-poor setting

U. Susan, Uche-Ajunwa Ijeoma, Mankwe Chesa
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Pneumonia is a common condition in children, especially among the under-fives and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Cardiac complications, including congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, myocarditis, and myocardial infarction, are a significant burden among patients hospitalized for pneumonia. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in children requiring therapy. We present a 6-week-old Nigerian female child admitted into our children emergency with clinical features suggestive of pneumonia who subsequently developed SVT confirmed by electrocardiogram without an underlying cardiac defect. The child improved on antibiotics, propranolol, and digoxin and was discharged home for follow-up. SVT is a life-threatening clinical condition. High index of suspicion is required as recognition could be made difficult by its nonspecific symptoms.
在资源贫乏的环境下并发肺炎的室上性心动过速
肺炎是儿童,特别是五岁以下儿童的常见病,也是发病率和死亡率的主要原因。心脏并发症,包括充血性心力衰竭、心律失常、心肌炎和心肌梗死,是肺炎住院患者的重要负担。室上性心动过速(SVT)是儿童中最常见的需要治疗的心律失常。我们报告一名6周大的尼日利亚女婴,因临床特征提示肺炎而进入我们的儿童急诊,她随后发展为室性心动过速,经心电图证实,没有潜在的心脏缺陷。患儿在抗生素、心得安和地高辛治疗后病情好转,出院回家随访。SVT是一种危及生命的临床疾病。由于其非特异性症状可能使识别困难,因此需要高度怀疑指数。
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