Giant Thrombosis at Left Anterior Descending Artery Aneurysm in a 10-Year Old Boy with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Joint Authors
Ziaee, Vahid
Aghaei Moghadam, Ehsan
Aslani, Nahid
Mojtabavi, Helia
Larti, Farnoosh
Ghamari, Azin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized vessels, is traditionally believed to mainly affect respiratory tract with additional focal kidney involvements as its primary manifestations with a relatively rare annual incidence rate of 20-50 cases per million.
Six percent of the affected cases have cardiac involvements; among which, aneurysms comprise the lowest penetrance.
By this paper, we aim to cast light on clinical diagnostic and treatment methods of a rare case presentation, a 10-year-old male GPA patient, diagnosed with massive thrombosis at his coronary artery aneurysm.
GPA should be considered as differential diagnosis of prolong fever and coronary aneurysms in adolescents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aghaei Moghadam, Ehsan& Aslani, Nahid& Mojtabavi, Helia& Larti, Farnoosh& Ghamari, Azin& Ziaee, Vahid. 2020. Giant Thrombosis at Left Anterior Descending Artery Aneurysm in a 10-Year Old Boy with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aghaei Moghadam, Ehsan…[et al.]. Giant Thrombosis at Left Anterior Descending Artery Aneurysm in a 10-Year Old Boy with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aghaei Moghadam, Ehsan& Aslani, Nahid& Mojtabavi, Helia& Larti, Farnoosh& Ghamari, Azin& Ziaee, Vahid. Giant Thrombosis at Left Anterior Descending Artery Aneurysm in a 10-Year Old Boy with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146092
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146092