Cogan's syndrome with recurrent carotid and aortic aneurysms: A potentially fatal disorder mimicking Marfan syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-73

  Low, A H L ^a   Su, J W ^b   Sin, K Y K ^b   Fong, K Y ^a,c   Thumboo, J ^a,c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGAN SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERITIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEURYSM; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTITIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; RECURRENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 34147113362     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740600907923     Document Type: Article

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