Brachial artery aneurysms in Menkes disease - 09/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.05.041
Sarah C. Godwin, BA, Thomas Shawker, MD, Benjamin Chang, MD, Stephen G. Kaler, MD ⁎ 
Unit on Pediatric Genetics, Laboratory of Clinical Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and the Department of Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Reprint requests: Stephen G. Kaler, MD, National Institutes of Health, Building 10; Room 5-2571, 10 Center Drive MSC 1832, Bethesda, MD 20892-1832.Résumé |
Generalized vascular tortuosity caused by deficiency of the copper enzyme lysyl oxidase is frequently noted in Menkes disease, but reported examples of peripheral aneurysms are rare. We describe bilateral brachial artery aneurysms in a 10-month-old infant with classical Menkes disease.
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Vol 149 - N° 3
P. 412-415 - septembre 2006 Retour au numéro
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