São Paulo Medical Journal ()

A familial case of cleidocranial dysostosis presenting upper limb ischemia

  • Walter Campos Júnior,
  • Roberta Murasaki Cardoso,
  • Ronald Fidelis,
  • Erasmo Simão da Silva,
  • Rodrigo Ramos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-31802005000600009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 123, no. 6
pp. 292 – 294

Abstract

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CONTEXT: Upper limb ischemia is not as common as lower limb ischemia but may cause severe impairment or disability if it is misdiagnosed. CASE REPORT: A case of a woman with cleidocranial dysostosis resulting in upper right limb ischemia is presented. This uncommon condition is an exceedingly rare cause of vascular compression that gives rise to thrombosis of the axillary-subclavian arteries. Only two cases have previously been reported.

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