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A Rare Disease With a Rare Presentation: Hemi-Atrophy Caused by Fibromuscular Dysplasia in a 27 Month Old Girl Publisher Pubmed



Gharib B1, 2 ; Ghareh Zadeh Shirazi A1 ; Moradi E3 ; Yaghmaei B1, 5 ; Ziaee V1, 4, 5
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  1. 1. Children’s Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Growth and Development research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  4. 4. Pediatric Rheumatology Research Group, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Reumatismo Published:2019


Abstract

We discuss the case of a 27-month-old girl afflicted with fibromuscular dysplasia. She presented with hemiatrophy of left upper and lower limbs, nail dystrophy, ulcers on the tips of her toes, cold and painful limbs, foot drop, and hypertension. The initial appearance started at 2 months of age and other diagnosesussuch as complex regional pain syndrome, reflex sympathetic syndrome, vasculitis and coagulation disorders had been considered. Angiography revealed that all the arterial branches of the left lower and upper limbs, from brachial toulnar and radial, and from iliac and femoral to tibialis arteries were affected. Sural nerve biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. In the follow-up visits until 2 years after the patient’s discharge she did not develop any new problem and her blood pressure was controlled by enalapril and amlodipine. © 2019, Page Press Publications. All rights reserved.