[Dissecting aneurysm of the left iliac artery disclosing Marfan's disease].
Marfan's syndrome only very rarely presents as a peripheral arterial complication. In the case described, dissection of the left iliac artery in a 52-year-old man presented as intermittent claudication of sudden onset and enabled the diagnosis of previously unrecognised Marfan's syndrome on the basis of great height, a dorsal kyphoscoliosis, a positive family history and aortic abnormalities. Treatment based upon vasodilators and platelet antiaggregation enabled a favourable outcome with frequent monitoring.
Mounier-Vehier
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C
Service de Cardiologie C, Hôpital Cardiologique, Lille.
Millaire
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A
Vrtovsnik
F
F
Marache
P
P
Ducloux
G
G
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis
Anévrysme disséquant de l'artère iliaque gauche révélateur d'une maladie de Marfan.