Emergency operation for thoracic aortic aneurysm caused by the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two patients were treated emergently for impending ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysms caused by type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. One patient had typical physical evidence of type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The other patient had a normal phenotype. Type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome was diagnosed by electrophoresis of the collagen extracted from the skin. The clinician must be aware of the variations in presentation of type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome