Rare Congenital Dissecting Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in a Child with Noonan Syndrome: A Case Report
We present a rare case of congenital thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) complicated with dissection in a nine-year-old girl with Noonan syndrome and atrial septal defect. She presented with rapid breathing and upper respiratory tract symptoms. Chest X-ray revealed a huge upper mediastinum with cardiomegaly. Echocardiogram showed possible ascending TAA. Computerized tomography angiogram of the aorta revealed huge aortic root-ascending TAA with small aortic dissection. Despite immediate treatment, the patient passed away due to severe airway compromise.PMID:38269208 | PMC:PMC10806284 | DOI:10.5001/omj.2023.66
Source: Oman Medical Journal - Category: Middle East Health Authors: Siti Aishah Ahmad Maulana Sharifah Huda Engku Alwi Mohd Shafie Hashim Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rohim Source Type: research
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