Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Case of Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome: A Rare Tortuous Disorder

Aortic aneurysms are a common entity among adults but very rare in the pediatric age-group. Association with autosomal inheritance is well established. We describe the unusual clinical presentation of a large ascending aortic aneurysm in a young child who was ultimately found to have severe diffuse...

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Published in:	World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. NP53 - NP56
Main Authors:	Siddiqui, Sumbul, Rana, Yashpal, Patel, Hardik, Malhotra, Amber, Mishra, Amit
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-07-2020
Subjects:	Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnosis Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - etiology Arteries - abnormalities Child, Preschool Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional Joint Instability - complications Joint Instability - diagnosis Rare Diseases Skin Diseases, Genetic - complications Skin Diseases, Genetic - diagnosis Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vascular Malformations - complications Vascular Malformations - diagnosis chromosomal abnormality aortic aneurysms arterial tortuosity syndrome cardiovascular anomalies
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Summary:	Aortic aneurysms are a common entity among adults but very rare in the pediatric age-group. Association with autosomal inheritance is well established. We describe the unusual clinical presentation of a large ascending aortic aneurysm in a young child who was ultimately found to have severe diffuse arterial tortuosity.
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ISSN:	2150-1351 2150-136X
DOI:	10.1177/2150135117701125