1. Bilateral Aneurysm of the Internal Jugular Vein Associated with Menkes Disease: Diagnosis, Risk Factors and Management
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Bonnet Jb, Piloquet H, Hauet Q, Barth M, Kuster A, Gautier A, Pistorius Ma, Moizard Mp, Bonnet, JB, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes (CHU Nantes), Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles (PhAN), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Nantes (UN), Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus University Medical Center [Rotterdam] (Erasmus MC), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (CHU Angers), PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM), and Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours (CHRU de Tours)
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart disease ,Pédiatrie ,education ,Disease ,Venous aneurysm ,Pediatrics ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,Aortic aneurysm ,0302 clinical medicine ,Aneurysm ,Menkes disease ,Internal jugular vein ,Risk factors ,Management ,030225 pediatrics ,medicine ,cardiovascular diseases ,Vascular dementia ,[SDV.MHEP.PED]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pediatrics ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Abdominal aortic aneurysm ,3. Good health ,Surgery ,cardiovascular system ,Radiology ,business - Abstract
International audience; Menkes disease is a rare genetic disease due to an abnormality in copper metabolism. Clinical picture mainly includes neurological and cutaneous symptoms, and may present vascular complications. We report two cases of bilateral aneurysms of the internal jugular vein associated with Menkes disease, which were discovered by the appearance of cervical swellings a few months after birth. Diagnosis was set by Doppler ultrasonography and no specific treatment was decided for both cases. A review of literature then presents the diagnosis method, risk factors and management of aneurysms of the internal jugular vein in Menkes disease.
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- 2015
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