A Rare Case of Homocysteinemia Presenting With Multiple Aneurysms in an Adolescent Boy.
aneurysm
aorta
atherosclerosis
pulsatile
thoracoabdominal
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
accepted:
13
09
2021
entrez:
18
10
2021
pubmed:
19
10
2021
medline:
19
10
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) is primarily a disorder of the elderly; the condition, however, is rare in children, for whom the misdiagnosis is not uncommon. It is one of the leading causes of death in the older age group worldwide, with a 4:1 male to female ratio. There are no real data about the incidence of aortic aneurysms in childhood. Although rare, an aortic aneurysm can be an important cause of mortality in children and adolescents. We present a case of an adolescent boy with a left coronary artery aneurysm, left axillary artery aneurysm, and TAAA type-IV caused by the metabolic disease homocysteinemia. He was referred to our facility when the complicated picture of the disease was discovered.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34660138
doi: 10.7759/cureus.17950
pmc: PMC8514801
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e17950Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Hamza et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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