Periosteal reaction induced by prostaglandins

Am J Perinatol. 1992 Jul;9(4):279-80. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-994789.

Abstract

Prostaglandin administration is the main therapy for ductal-dependent congenital heart disease prior to definitive therapy. We report a case in which tetralogy of Fallot and Noonan syndrome were diagnosed, complicated by small pulmonary arteries, which occasioned a delay in surgery. Treatment was started with prostaglandins, which were given for a total of 2 months, and a diffuse periosteal reaction occurred secondary to the administration of intravenous prostaglandin E1.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alprostadil / adverse effects*
  • Alprostadil / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Periosteum / diagnostic imaging
  • Periosteum / drug effects*
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities
  • Radiography
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / complications
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / drug therapy

Substances

  • Alprostadil