title: Carotid rete mirabile and pseudoxanthoma elasticum: an accidental association?
abstract: We report the case of a young female patient with a transient amaurosis due to a carotid rete mirabile (CRM), a rare congenital carotid malformation, and pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), an inherited autosomal recessive systemic metabolic disorder characterised by fragmentation and mineralisation of elastic fibres in connective tissues (skin, eyes) and the vascular system. CRM is a rare form of intracranial carotid malformation whose association with PXE (6 cases at present) would appear not to be accidental. This observation suggests a new link between congenital arterial remodelling and the PXE.
authors: University Hospital of Angers, Angers PXE Consultation Center group Angers, France.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Vasseur
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Carsin-Nicol
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Ebran
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Willoteaux
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Martin
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Lefthériotis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000150:complications*