Work-Up of Lower Extremity Swelling in a Patient With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Karim A Zaazoue; Jacob M Core; Ahmed Altan; Mohamed A Elboraey; Charles A Ritchie

doi:10.7759/cureus.27973

Work-Up of Lower Extremity Swelling in a Patient With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Cureus. 2022 Aug 13;14(8):e27973. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27973. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Authors

Karim A Zaazoue¹, Jacob M Core¹, Ahmed Altan², Mohamed A Elboraey¹, Charles A Ritchie¹

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
² Interventional Radiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA.

Abstract

A 36-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) presents with a painful and enlarging right lower extremity mass prompting imaging work up. Herein we present a case report of an uncommon complication and a unique treatment option of a large right anterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm caused by repetitive microtrauma in a patient with EDS and a congenital club foot.

Keywords: ehlers-danlos syndrome; endovascular embolization; pseudoaneurysm; soft tissue tumors; vascular complications.

Publication types

Case Reports