Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8684373 | European Journal of Paediatric Neurology | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by fragmented and mineralized elastic fibers in the mid-dermis of the skin, eye, digestive tract and cardiovascular system. Clinical presentation includes typical skin lesions, ocular angioid streaks, and multisystem vasculopathy. The age of onset varies considerably from infancy to old age, but the diagnosis is usually made in young adults due to frequent absence of pathognomonic skin and ocular manifestations in early childhood. We report two children with PXE presenting with isolated multisystem vasculopathy and early-onset stroke. In the first patient, diagnosis was delayed until typical dermatologic alterations appeared; in the second patient, next-generation sequencing (NGS) study led to early diagnosis and specific follow-up, underlying the crucial role in idiopathic pediatric stroke of early genetic testing using NGS-based panels.
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Authors
Marta Bertamino, Mariasavina Severino, Alice Grossi, Marta Rusmini, Domenico Tortora, Carlo Gandolfo, Silvia Pederzoli, Clara Malattia, Paolo Picco, Pasquale Striano, Isabella Ceccherini, Maja Di Rocco,