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MRI detection of occult venous anomalies in a patient with Williams syndrome: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2020

Thomas S. Davis
Affiliation:
School of Osteopathic Medicine, Campbell University, Lillington, NC, USA
Monica S. Epelman
Affiliation:
Division of Radiology, Nemours Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Peace C. Madueme
Affiliation:
Nemours Cardiac Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Karen S. Bender
Affiliation:
Nemours Cardiac Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Gul H. Dadlani*
Affiliation:
Nemours Cardiac Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
*
Author for correspondence: G. H. Dadlani, MD, Nemours Cardiac Center, 13535 Nemours Parkway, 6th Floor, Oralando, FL32827, USA. Tel: +407-650-7470. E-mail: gul.dadlani@nemours.org

Abstract

Williams syndrome is a multisystem, congenital disorder which is commonly associated with arterial stenoses: supravalvar aortic stenosis and peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis. Venous abnormalities have not been previously reported in children with Williams syndrome. We present a case of a 3-year-old girl with Williams syndrome and diffuse venous ectasia as detected by MRI.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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