Journal of The Showa Medical Association
Online ISSN : 2185-0976
Print ISSN : 0037-4342
ISSN-L : 0037-4342
Volume 24, Issue 3
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  • Masaaki Iwata, Hiroki Kiyooka, Hitoshi Iwaoka, Hiroshi Kurihara
    1964 Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 140-146
    Published: June 28, 1964
    Released on J-STAGE: September 09, 2010
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    Reported in the present study are the clinical and autopsy finding of a male of 13 years and 6 months old having a highly advanced cardiac deformity with some considerations on literatures.
    1) Clinical findings: The height and the weight of this patient were equivalent to those of a boy of 11 years old showing a marked growth retardation. The patient showed drumstick fingers, cyanosis, dyspnea and crouching phenomenon.
    2) Laboratory findings: Electric cardiograms showed waves difficult to explain, and X-ray pictures showed characteristic two-chambered heart.
    3) Autopsy findings: Macroscopically, the patient was found to have two-chambered heart, asplenia and multi-lobular lungs.
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