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Lyn Zimmo1, Nung Rudarakanchana, Mary Thompson
1St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. lynzimmo@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract:
This report describes a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) who presented with an incidental finding of a renal artery aneurysm. PXE is a rare genetic condition. It is associated with calcification of elastin fibers and is characterized by skin, eye, and cardiovascular complications. Our patient was previously treated for retinal and gastrointestinal hemorrhage and coronary artery disease, and is under surveillance for cerebral aneurysms. Five reports in the published literature have described aneurysms in patients with PXE, but, to our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with PXE and renal artery aneurysm. The literature on PXE and aneurysms is reviewed.
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