Acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with Behçet's disease
A 12-year-old boy with a history of recurrent aphthous ulcerations and cutaneous erythema nodosum suddenly experienced chest pain. Together, the symptoms and a positive skin pathergy test established a diagnosis of Behçet's disease. An acute extensive anterior myocardial infarction was b...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2008-02-01
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A 12-year-old boy with a history of recurrent aphthous ulcerations and cutaneous erythema nodosum suddenly experienced chest pain. Together, the symptoms and a positive skin pathergy test established a diagnosis of Behçet's disease. An acute extensive anterior myocardial infarction was based on electrocardiography and a cardiac computed tomography confirmed an ascending aortic aneurysm. Coronary angiography showed mural irregularity and a 50% constriction in the first diagonal artery. Following treatment with urokinase, corticosteroids, colchicine, and aspirin, most symptoms gradually improved. There were no complications noted at the one-year follow-up evaluation. Myocardial infarction is a rare event in children with Behçet's disease; treatment with corticosteroids and colchicine can result in regression of concomitant aneurysm.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1fef8cee4be4404d8c7c1e11648fc0852025-08-20T02:01:53ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212008-02-01501Acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with Behçet's diseaseJian Zhuang0Shushui WangZhiwei ZhangShaoying ZengYunzhen ShiShaohan NongDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China. A 12-year-old boy with a history of recurrent aphthous ulcerations and cutaneous erythema nodosum suddenly experienced chest pain. Together, the symptoms and a positive skin pathergy test established a diagnosis of Behçet's disease. An acute extensive anterior myocardial infarction was based on electrocardiography and a cardiac computed tomography confirmed an ascending aortic aneurysm. Coronary angiography showed mural irregularity and a 50% constriction in the first diagonal artery. Following treatment with urokinase, corticosteroids, colchicine, and aspirin, most symptoms gradually improved. There were no complications noted at the one-year follow-up evaluation. Myocardial infarction is a rare event in children with Behçet's disease; treatment with corticosteroids and colchicine can result in regression of concomitant aneurysm. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2387 |
| spellingShingle | Jian Zhuang Shushui Wang Zhiwei Zhang Shaoying Zeng Yunzhen Shi Shaohan Nong Acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with Behçet's disease The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with Behçet's disease |
| title_full | Acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with Behçet's disease |
| title_fullStr | Acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with Behçet's disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with Behçet's disease |
| title_short | Acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with Behçet's disease |
| title_sort | acute myocardial infarction and ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with behcet s disease |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2387 |
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