Right ventricular dysplasia with massive thromboemboli in tuberous sclerosis complex

Pediatr Cardiol. 2010 May;31(4):567-8. doi: 10.1007/s00246-010-9646-4. Epub 2010 Feb 9.

Abstract

A 12-year-old boy visited the emergency room for severe dyspnea. He was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis at 5 years of age, and right ventricular dysplasia was detected at 11 years of age. Thromboemboli in right ventricle and bilateral pulmonary arteries were confirmed with two-dimensional echocardiography and computed tomography. We report the case of a patient with tuberous sclerosis who presented with huge thrombi in a dysplastic right ventricle and massive bilateral pulmonary thromboemboli without evidence of a cardiac tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Echocardiography*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Atria* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
  • Thromboembolism / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / diagnosis*