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Pulmonary artery aneurysm and tuberous sclerosis: case report
Heli Vieira Brandão1, Carlos Inácio Carneiro Dias2, Millena Vieira Brandão Moura3
1Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil.
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Tuberous sclerosis is a rare and serious genetic disease, classically characterized by epilepsy, mental deficiency, and sebaceous adenomas; however, it may also be associated with the development of multiple tumors in various organs. Pulmonary artery aneurysm has rarely been described in the literature. This article reports a case of tuberous sclerosis in a 3 year old child with a pulmonary artery trunk aneurysm, cardiac rhabdomyomas, and a bicuspid aortic valve, a combination that has been rarely described in the literature, and discusses the importance of early diagnosis, management, and treatment.
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