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Hepatic artery aneurysm in corticosteroidtreated, adult Kawasaki's disease

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

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We describe a single case of Kawasaki's disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) with the rare complication of a hepatic artery aneurysm which was surgically repaired. Unusual features include arterial aneurysmal formation in the hepatic arteries rather than in coronary arteries, the unusual morphology of the hepatic artery aneurysm, and the expansion of the aneurysm after corticosteroid therapy.

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  1. Departments of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, School of Medicine, the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

    Andrew E. Caputo BS, W. Neal Roberts MD, Yuen San Yee MD & Marc P. Posner MD

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Caputo, A.E., Roberts, W.N., Yee, Y.S. et al. Hepatic artery aneurysm in corticosteroidtreated, adult Kawasaki's disease. Annals of Vascular Surgery 5, 533–537 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015278

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