Spontaneous renal artery thrombosis and common iliac artery dissection in a previously healthy young adult.
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.
Penn
D Eli
DE
Department of Medicine and College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29407, USA. pennde@musc.edu
Gist
Amber
A
Axon
R Neal
RN
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