title: Spontaneous renal artery thrombosis and common iliac artery dissection in a previously healthy young adult.
abstract: A previously healthy 20-year-old male with a history of easy bruising presented to the emergency department complaining of intermittent left lower quadrant abdominal pain for one week. He was diagnosed with vascular (type IV) Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and attendant defects in type III collagen leading to spontaneous left renal artery thrombosis and common iliac artery dissection. Treatment was conservative. The types of EDS and their general management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29407, USA. pennde@musc.edu
authors.forename: D Eli
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Penn
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gist
authors.forename: R Neal
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Axon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed