Incidental Finding of Ebstein's Anomaly in an Adolescent with an Upper Respiratory Infection: A Case Report

Abstract

Ebstein’s anomaly is a rare congenital heart disorder and has a varied clinical course, with detection as late as the seventh decade. We hereby describe an 11-year-old child in whom Ebstein’s anomaly was diagnosed. The most common presentation in early second decade is due to an arrhythmia; however, the present case report is about a patient who presented with acute congestive heart failure due to decompensation from an acute upper respiratory tract infection, which is a rather uncommon presentation.

Keywords

• acute decompensated heart failure
• progressive dyspnea
• lack of arrhythmia