title: [Esophageal leiomyomatosis revealing an Alport syndrome].
abstract: Alport syndrome is a rare progressive hematuric nephropathy associated with sensorineural deafness. Leiomyomatosis associated with Alport syndrome is quite rare. We report a particular case of Alport syndrome which was diagnosed in the setting of an oesophageal leiomyomatosis. Alport syndrome and leiomyomatosis are caused by mutation of the genes encoding for the alpha chain of type IV collagen. In view of the important clinical and genetic implications, renal function and urinary status should be controlled in any patient with oesophageal leiomyomatosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques, CHU Habib Bourguiba, route El-Ain km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abbes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ayadi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kharrat
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Affes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kallel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gouiaa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Hmida
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hachicha
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Beyrouti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sellami Boudawara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree