Giant aortic aneurysm and rhabdomyomas in infant with tuberous sclerosis (case report).
We present the case of a giant aneurysm and dissection of the abdominal aorta in an eight month old infant. Imaging studies especially a helicoid computerized axial tomography with 3D reconstruction, showed a lesion which extended from the diaphragm to the iliac arteries. The clinical findings and the above mentioned studies revealed non-obstructive heart rhabdomyomas, tubers in the brain and the abdominal aortic aneurysm, all of which were consistent with the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis.
Pediatric Cardiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Tlalpan, México DF. emjopaba@cardiologia.org.mx
Emilia
E
Patiño Bahena
Juan
J
Calderón-Colmenero
Alfonso
A
Buendía
Antonio
A
Juanico
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000150:complications*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*