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MediSan 2014; 18 (10)

Marfan syndrome and abdominal aneurysm in a pregnant adolescent

Lucas DJL, López BR

Language: Spanish
References: 10
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ABSTRACT

The case report of a 17 years pregnant adolescent, with diagnosis of Marfan syndrome since her childhood who was admitted in "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, with a 27 weeks pregnancy, and presenting mitral valvulopathy, aneurysm of the abdominal aorta and mild anemia is described. The results of the abdominal echography revealed that at 48 mm of the superior mesenteric artery, dilation of the aorta was observed with turbulence flow inside. The patient was treated from the beginning with athenolol (25 mg daily) and Betnesol®, to accelerate the lung maturity of the fetus due to the high risk of preterm childbirth. Caesarean section was practiced at 37,2 weeks, which was successful for the binomial mother-fetus.


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