RESUMO
A rare aortic malformation, the persistence of the fifth aortic arch (PFAA) associated with coarctation of the aorta, is reported in a 3-month-old male infant who underwent an emergency surgical intervention at 10 days of life, to relieve a severe aortic coarctation by pericardial patch technique. A successful balloon angioplasty was performed 2 months later eliminating a recoarctation. The gradient fell from 77 mmHg to 0, but a definitive surgical intervention for recoarctation was necessary 14 months after angioplasty.
Assuntos
Angioplastia com Balão , Síndromes do Arco Aórtico/congênito , Coartação Aórtica/cirurgia , Síndromes do Arco Aórtico/diagnóstico por imagem , Síndromes do Arco Aórtico/cirurgia , Coartação Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Aortografia , Terapia Combinada , Humanos , Lactente , MasculinoRESUMO
We report the case of a 21 year-old woman who developed systemic lupus erythematosus and fatal cardiac tamponade. Necropsy examination revealed cardiac tamponade as well as other findings of SLE and an unsuspected vasculitis similar to polyarteritis nodosa.