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Aneurisma de la arteria pulmonar y esclerosis tuberosa: reporte de caso
Heli Vieira Brandão1, Carlos Inácio Carneiro Dias2, Millena Vieira Brandão Moura3
1Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil.
Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
|February 19, 2026
Resumen
La esclerosis tuberosa, un trastorno genético raro, puede presentarse con complicaciones infrecuentes como aneurismas de la arteria pulmonar. Este caso destaca a un niño con esclerosis tuberosa, rabdomiomas cardíacos y válvula aórtica bicúspide, enfatizando el diagnóstico y manejo tempranos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Genética
- Pediatría
- Cardiología
Sus antecedentes:
- La esclerosis tuberosa es un trastorno genético raro.
- Se caracteriza por epilepsia, deficiencia mental y adenomas sebáceos.
- El desarrollo de tumores en diversos órganos es una complicación conocida.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Informar un caso raro de esclerosis tuberosa en un niño.
- Describir la coexistencia de aneurisma del tronco de la arteria pulmonar, rabdomiomas cardíacos y válvula aórtica bicúspide.
- Discutir la importancia del diagnóstico y manejo tempranos.
Principales métodos:
- Reporte de caso de un niño de 3 años.
- Presentación clínica y hallazgos diagnósticos.
- Revisión de la literatura relevante.
Principales resultados:
- El niño presentó esclerosis tuberosa.
- Se identificó un aneurisma del tronco de la arteria pulmonar.
- También estaban presentes rabdomiomas cardíacos y una válvula aórtica bicúspide.
Conclusiones:
- Esta combinación de hallazgos en la esclerosis tuberosa es rara.
- El diagnóstico temprano y el manejo integral son cruciales.
- Se justifica una mayor investigación sobre manifestaciones raras.
Palabras clave:
esclerosis tuberosaaneurisma de la arteria pulmonarrabdomiomas cardíacosválvula aórtica bicúspidepediatríagenéticaMás Videos Relacionados
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