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ArticleNeonatology2024

Persistent Hydrocephalus, Shunt, and Subglottic Stenosis in a Newborn with Plasminogen Deficiency due to Delayed Treatment with Plasminogen Concentrates: A Case Report.

Benedikt Stephan Biesinger, Christoph Male, Veronika Kranebitter, Julia Binder, Martin B Niederle, Andrea Reinprecht, Christoph Binder

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Article in Neonatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Benedikt Stephan BiesingerDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, dr.benedikt.biesinger@gmail.com.
Christoph MaleDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Veronika KranebitterDivision of Phoniatrics and Speech Language Therapy, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Julia BinderDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Martin B NiederleDepartment of Anesthesia and General Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Andrea ReinprechtDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christoph BinderDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHere we present the case of a newborn baby boy with severe plasminogen deficiency causing occlusive hydrocephalus and ligneous conjunctivitis. CASE PRESENTATION: Shortly after birth, the hydrocephalus was treated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation. However, the child had to be readmitted soon afterward because of shunt obstruction. Subglottic microtrauma caused by the necessary intubations then led to another life-threatening complication - subglottic stenosis with pseudomembrane formation. Microsurgical removal had to be performed to secure the airway. Initially, regular plasma transfusions achieved slightly elevated plasminogen activity levels and short-term improvement of the respiratory situation. However, shunt dysfunction reoccurred, and alternative treatment options were needed. Since therapy with plasminogen concentrate is already available in the USA with encouraging results, this treatment option was organized in hopes of equally good results for this patient. Fortunately, under short-term substitution with plasminogen concentrates, the implantation of a new ventriculoperitoneal shunt was successful, and respiratory problems resolved.

conclusionPlasminogen concentrates are critically needed in Europe and other parts of the world to improve the care of and prevent complications among patients with plasminogen deficiency.

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ConjunctivitisHydrocephalusChildConstriction, PathologicHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePlasminogenTreatment DelayPlasminogenCongenital malformationsHydrocephalusPlasminogen deficiencyShunt obstructionSubglottic stenosis

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PMID38043518
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