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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DUE TO CALCIFICATION OF THE ARTERIES IN AN INFANT

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DUE TO CALCIFICATION OF THE ARTERIES IN AN INFANT Abstract CALCIFICATION of the arteries in infancy and childhood is not an uncommon entity. Approximately 50 cases have been reported. This condition differs from adult arteriosclerosis in that the primary arterial change is calcium deposition on the internal elastic lamina. In arterial diseases of adults calcification is a secondary finding and occurs in the media and atheromatous calcification follows the intimal changes. We are reporting a case of arterial calcification with myocardial infarction in an 8-week-old infant. REPORT OF A CASE J. W., an 8-week-old girl, was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 22, 1954. This infant had been ill approximately 40 hours with "vomiting and a cough." She was seen by the family physician, who prescribed oral oxytetracycline drops and administered penicillin intramuscularly. Because of the patient's failure to respond to therapy, an x-ray film of the chest was taken on Sept. 22, 1954, at another hospital, which showed "congestion References 1. Cochrane, W. A., and Bowden, D. H.: Calcification of the Arteries in Infancy and Childhood , Pediatrics 14:222, 1954. 2. Martelle, R. R.: Coronary Thrombosis in a 5 Month Old Infant , J. Pediat. 46:322, 1955.Crossref 3. Stryker, W. A.: Arterial Calcification in Infancy with Special Reference to the Coronary Arteries , Am. J. Path. 22:1007, 1946. 4. Gruenwald, P.: Necrosis in the Coronary Arteries of Newborn Infants , Am. Heart J. 38: 889, 1944.Crossref 5. Baggenstoss, A. H., and Keith, H. M.: Calcification of the Arteries of an Infant , J. Pediat. 18: 95, 1941.Crossref 6. Brown, C. E., and Richter, I. M.: Medial Coronary Sclerosis in Infancy , Arch. Path. 31:449, 1941. 7. Potter, E. L.: Pathology of the Fetus and the Newborn , Chicago, The Year Book Publishers, Inc., 1952, p. 234. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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Abstract CALCIFICATION of the arteries in infancy and childhood is not an uncommon entity. Approximately 50 cases have been reported. This condition differs from adult arteriosclerosis in that the primary arterial change is calcium deposition on the internal elastic lamina. In arterial diseases of adults calcification is a secondary finding and occurs in the media and atheromatous calcification follows the intimal changes. We are reporting a case of arterial calcification with myocardial infarction in an 8-week-old infant. REPORT OF A CASE J. W., an 8-week-old girl, was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 22, 1954. This infant had been ill approximately 40 hours with "vomiting and a cough." She was seen by the family physician, who prescribed oral oxytetracycline drops and administered penicillin intramuscularly. Because of the patient's failure to respond to therapy, an x-ray film of the chest was taken on Sept. 22, 1954, at another hospital, which showed "congestion References 1. Cochrane, W. A., and Bowden, D. H.: Calcification of the Arteries in Infancy and Childhood , Pediatrics 14:222, 1954. 2. Martelle, R. R.: Coronary Thrombosis in a 5 Month Old Infant , J. Pediat. 46:322, 1955.Crossref 3. Stryker, W. A.: Arterial Calcification in Infancy with Special Reference to the Coronary Arteries , Am. J. Path. 22:1007, 1946. 4. Gruenwald, P.: Necrosis in the Coronary Arteries of Newborn Infants , Am. Heart J. 38: 889, 1944.Crossref 5. Baggenstoss, A. H., and Keith, H. M.: Calcification of the Arteries of an Infant , J. Pediat. 18: 95, 1941.Crossref 6. Brown, C. E., and Richter, I. M.: Medial Coronary Sclerosis in Infancy , Arch. Path. 31:449, 1941. 7. Potter, E. L.: Pathology of the Fetus and the Newborn , Chicago, The Year Book Publishers, Inc., 1952, p. 234.

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A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children – American Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1956

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