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Rare Condition, Unusual Anatomy, Elegant Solution – an Uncommon Manifestation of Kawasaki Disease

INTRODUCTION: Peripheral artery aneurysms are a rare manifestation of Kawasaki disease (KD), with an estimated incidence of approximately 2% of all KD patients. The case of a 14-year-old girl with past clinical history suggestive of KD is reported; she presented with an aneurysm located in the brach...

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Autores principales: Coelho, Nuno H., Barreto, Paulo, Martins, Victor, Nogueira, Clara, Campos, Jacinta, Coelho, Andreia, Augusto, Rita, Semião, Carolina, Pinto, Evelise, Ribeiro, João, Canedo, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30671554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvssr.2018.11.002
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Peripheral artery aneurysms are a rare manifestation of Kawasaki disease (KD), with an estimated incidence of approximately 2% of all KD patients. The case of a 14-year-old girl with past clinical history suggestive of KD is reported; she presented with an aneurysm located in the brachial part of a superficial brachioulnoradial artery, still with the genuine brachial artery in place (an anatomical variation with a reported incidence of 0.14–1.3% in general population). Relevant medical data were collected from the hospital database. REPORT: This is a report of a case of a symptomatic superficial brachioulnoradial artery aneurysm, secondary to KD, treated with aneurysm exclusion and superficial brachioulnoradial to the genuine brachial artery transposition. Uneventful intra- and postoperative course with symptom resolution is reported. DISCUSSION: The coexistence of a rare manifestation of KD (peripheral aneurysm) with an even rarer brachial artery variation allowed a simple but elegant solution, making this a unique case.