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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2004;47(5):583-587. Published online May 15, 2004.

A Case of Tuberous Sclerosis associated with Abdominal Aneurysm

Eun Jeong EJ Lee¹, So Jeong SJ Yim¹, Sun Mi SM Kim¹, Dae Chul DC Jeong¹, Jin Han JH Kang¹, Seung Yun SY Chung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Seung Yun SY Chung ,Email: sycped@olmh.cuk.ac.kr

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis(TS) is known to be associated with multi-organ involvements, such as neurologic, renal and cardiac abnormalities. Abdominal aortic aneurysms in children and young adults are uncommon, however, some have been observed in patients with TS. We present an 8 month-old female patient with TS who developed aortic aneurysm and underwent successful surgical management. Since an aortic aneurysm is potentially lethal, patient with TS should be screened for the detection of this rare condition. Early recognition and elective surgical repair is mandatory. Because new aortic aneurysm after repair may also develop, lifelong follow-up is suggested in patients with TS complicated by aortic aneurysm.

Keywords :Tuberous sclerosis, Aortic aneurysm