Persistent fifth aortic arch in a patient with a history of intrauterine thalidomide exposure.
Persistence of the fifth aortic arch is a very rare congenital anomaly often associated with various other congenital cardiac and aortic abnormalities. It is important to be aware of this anomaly and not confuse it with other aortic pathology.
Kligerman
Seth
S
Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Division of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRB-295, Boston, MA 02114, USA. skligerman@partners.org
Blum
Andre
A
Abbara
Suhny
S
D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D013792:Thalidomide