Coronary aneurysms in a child: an unusual presentation of pseudovasculitis.
Clin Exp Rheumatol
; 31(1): 125-7, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Abnormalities of the coronary arteries in children are rare and Kawasaki disease is the most common cause of acquired coronary disease in a paediatric population. We report a case of a female child with coronary artery aneurysms and convulsions, who was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease. Due to systemic arterial hypertension and persistence of high inflammatory markers after treatment with high dose glucocorticoid and intravenous immunoglobulin, further investigation was performed and revealed a pheochromocytoma. Surgical removal led to normalization of blood pressure and laboratory parameters. Periodic echocardiography studies revealed progressive reduction of coronary aneurysms, with complete normalisation after 8 months. This is the first case described of coronary aneurysms presenting as a pseudovasculitis syndrome associated with pheochromocytoma.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Feocromocitoma
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Aneurisma Coronário
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Neoplasias das Glândulas Suprarrenais
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Erros de Diagnóstico
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Síndrome de Linfonodos Mucocutâneos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article