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Diffuse Arterial Aneurysms in a Case of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome—A Case ReportDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Gazi University
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gazi University
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara A three-year-old boy with the diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) with persistent ductus arteriosus and multiple diffuse arterial aneurysms is pre sented. The case is classified as "EDS type unknown" because the clinical fea tures and the inheritance pattern differ from the types described previously. It is stressed that the diagnosis of the disease is important for genetic counseling and surgical intervention.
Angiology, Vol. 44, No. 11,
909-913 (1993) |
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