Case Report

Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated Cyanosis

Table 1

Differential diagnosis of hypoxia or cyanosis in an infant [7, 8, 13].

Congenital heart diseaseShock statesHematologic causesNeurologic causes

(i) Tetralogy of Fallot(i) Cardiogenic(i) Methemoglobinemia(i) Seizures
(ii) Transposition of the great arteries(ii) Hypovolemic(ii) Anemia(ii) Phrenic nerve palsy
(iii) Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection(iii) Obstructive(iii) Polycythema
(iv) Tricuspid atresia(iv) Distributive
(v) Truncus arteriosus

Acquired respiratory diseaseInfectious respiratory diseaseCongenital respiratory diseaseMiscellaneous causes

(i) Trauma(i) Laryngotracheitis(i) Laryngomalacia(i) Cold exposure
(ii) Foreign body(ii) Epiglottitis(ii) Choanal atresia(ii) Breath-holding spells
(iii) Pneumothorax(iii) Bacterial tracheitis(iii) Micrognathia
(iv) Asthma(iv) Pneumonia(iv) Pulmonary hypoplasia
(v) Pulmonary edema(v) Bronchiolitis(v) Pierre Robin sequence
(vi) Cystic fibrosis