Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm in a 9-year-old boy with classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
A 9-year-old boy with the classical type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) developed a symptomatic aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery. His EDS diagnosis had been confirmed biochemically and genetically. Vascular complications are known to be associated with the vascular type of EDS, but this is the first report of a child with classical EDS who developed a major vascular complication. Clinicians should be aware that severe vascular complications albeit rare, can also occur in classical EDS.
Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. k.de.leeuw@umcg.nl
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de Leeuw
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Goorhuis
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Tielliu
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Symoens
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Malfait
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de Paepe
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van Tintelen
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Hulscher
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000792:Angiography; D002648:Child; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed