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Alprostadil, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Hyperostosis, Infant, Newborn, Male, Periosteum, Pulmonary Valve, Radiography, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Abstract:

Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) is an essential drug for infants with ductal-dependent congenital heart disease. Cortical hyperostosis of the long bones is one of the complications during and after PGE1 therapy and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of periostitis in the infant.