Postmortem vascular pathology in PHACES syndrome: a case report.
This case describes the clinical course and autopsy findings of a 5-year-old girl with PHACES syndrome. While the etiopathogenesis of this condition is not yet understood, the pathological changes documented support the concept that the primary defect in PHACES syndrome is an arteriopathy.
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. lauren.chad@utoronto.ca
Lauren
L
Chad
William
W
Dubinski
Cynthia
C
Hawkins
Elena
E
Pope
Stacey
S
Bernstein
David
D
Chiasson
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000473:pathology*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000473:pathology*