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Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Rare Disorder Presenting With Focal Convulsions, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed Rehan Ali, Naila Nadeem, Muhammad Hamid
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Rare Disorder Presenting With Focal Convulsions, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed Rehan Ali, Naila Nadeem, Muhammad Hamid
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS), previously called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type-IV, is a heterogeneous group of heritable connective tissue disorders characterized by thin, translucent skin, easy bruising, arterial, intestinal, and/or uterine fragility. There is large vessel involvement that leads to arterial rupture often preceded by aneurysm, arteriovenous fistulae, or dissection. Noninvasive imaging studies such as CT angiography and MR angiography are preferred as diagnostic studies for this condition. We are reporting a 4 years old girl who was presented with right sided unilateral convulsions and hypertension. CT angiogram showed stenosis with post-stenotic dilatation of coeliac and superior mesenteric arteries. There were extensive …
Posterior Mediastinal Branchial Cleft Cyst: An Unusual Site, Abdul Rashid, Vaqas Ahmad, Saqib Qazi, Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Sajida Rashid, Ali Faisal Saleem
Posterior Mediastinal Branchial Cleft Cyst: An Unusual Site, Abdul Rashid, Vaqas Ahmad, Saqib Qazi, Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Sajida Rashid, Ali Faisal Saleem
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
A two and a half year old Kenyan girl presented with recurrent chest infections and difficulty in swallowing. Her clinical and laboratory workup was suggestive of lower respiratory tract infection for which she received a course of antibiotics; however, she remains symptomatic after the management of her suspected diagnosis. Therefore, further radiological workup including a chest CT scan and barium study were performed. This showed a homogeneous mass surrounded by ascending and descending aorta in the posterior mediastinum that was compressing the middle esophagus. She had a posterolateral thoracotomy which revealed a cystic mass with smooth surfaces (5x5 cm) in …
Early Recovery In Post Varicella Transverse Myelitis, Prem Chand, Shahnaz Brahim, Syed Sohail Zaidi, Nida Amjad
Early Recovery In Post Varicella Transverse Myelitis, Prem Chand, Shahnaz Brahim, Syed Sohail Zaidi, Nida Amjad
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
A two and a half year old Kenyan girl presented with recurrent chest infections and difficulty in swallowing. Her clinical and laboratory workup was suggestive of lower respiratory tract infection for which she received a course of antibiotics; however, she remains symptomatic after the management of her suspected diagnosis. Therefore, further radiological workup including a chest CT scan and barium study were performed. This showed a homogeneous mass surrounded by ascending and descending aorta in the posterior mediastinum that was compressing the middle esophagus. She had a posterolateral thoracotomy which revealed a cystic mass with smooth surfaces (5 x 5 …