Arteriomegaly: a rare pathology not to be forgotten A rare case of Arteriomegaly in a woman of 74 years, hospitalized for acute lower limb ischemia and revascularized by Thrombectomy, Fibrinolysis and Angioplasty is described. Starting from this observation, the characteristics of this uncommon disorder are critically discussed through a review of the literature. Arteriomegaly is a rare dysplastic hereditary disease, affects mainly elderly males, is defined as "diffuse ectasia of arteries, elongated and tortuous, with or without associated polycentric arterial aneurysms" affecting the lower limbs, with various locations. The overlap of atherosclerotic lesions and dilatation often involves thromboembolism, resulting in limb ischemia and acute clinical presentation. These frequent complications, the progressive nature of syndrome, the frequent association with aneurysms at risk of rupture, make this, though not frequent pathology, certainly not be forgotten in the differential diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease of lower limbs.
Descriviamo un raro caso clinico di arteriomegalia in una donna di 75 anni, ricoverata per ischemia acuta all’arto inferiore e rivascolarizzata con successo. Partendo da quest’osservazione, le caratteristiche di tale non comune patologia sono riviste criticamente attraverso una rassegna della letteratura in merito. L’arteriomegalia è malattia rara a carattere displastico ereditario, colpisce in età avanzata prevalentemente il sesso maschile; è definita come “ectasia diffusa delle arterie, allungate e tortuose, associata o meno ad aneurismi arteriosi policentrici”. Interessa gli arti inferiori, con varie localizzazioni. Le dilatazioni, con sovrapposizione di lesioni arteriosclerotiche comportano sovente trombo-embolie, con conseguente ischemia d’arto e presentazione clinica spesso acuta. Tali frequenti complicanze, il carattere progressivo della malattia, l’associazione di aneurismi con pericolo di rottura, rendono questa malattia, anche se rara, certamente da non scordare nella diagnosi differenziale delle arteriopatie periferiche agli arti inferiori.
Mingazzini, P., Leni, D., Vacirca, F., Corso, R. (2013). ARTERIOMEGALIA : una malattia rara da non dimenticare. IL BASSINI, 34(1), 38-42.
ARTERIOMEGALIA : una malattia rara da non dimenticare
MINGAZZINI, PAOLO;
2013
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Arteriomegaly: a rare pathology not to be forgotten A rare case of Arteriomegaly in a woman of 74 years, hospitalized for acute lower limb ischemia and revascularized by Thrombectomy, Fibrinolysis and Angioplasty is described. Starting from this observation, the characteristics of this uncommon disorder are critically discussed through a review of the literature. Arteriomegaly is a rare dysplastic hereditary disease, affects mainly elderly males, is defined as "diffuse ectasia of arteries, elongated and tortuous, with or without associated polycentric arterial aneurysms" affecting the lower limbs, with various locations. The overlap of atherosclerotic lesions and dilatation often involves thromboembolism, resulting in limb ischemia and acute clinical presentation. These frequent complications, the progressive nature of syndrome, the frequent association with aneurysms at risk of rupture, make this, though not frequent pathology, certainly not be forgotten in the differential diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease of lower limbs.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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