Incidental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Psoriasis Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature

  • Neda Akhoundi Department of Radiology, Modarres Hospital, College of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Taraneh Faghihi Langroudi Department of Radiology, Modarres Hospital, College of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Kiarash Shafizadeh Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohamad Javad Jabbarzadeh Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Sepehr Talebi Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v7i0.1168
Keywords: Aortic Aneurysm, Cardiovascular, Psoriasis

Abstract

Background: Psoriasis is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease involving keratinocytes hyperproliferation of the epidermis with the acceleration in the epidermal turnover time, which is affected by various factors including genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors. There is a high risk for the development of premature cardiovascular diseases among patients with psoriasis as well as one of the life-threatening events is an aortic aneurysm (AA). Case Report: We report a 60-year-old man with the diagnosed psoriatic disease that an enlargement of the abdominal AA was incidentally found by annual check-up. Conclusion: Further large-scale studies are needed to find the prevalence of abdominal AA in psoriasis and the appropriate screening time of that in this disease. [GMJ.2018;7:e1168]

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Published
2018-12-04
How to Cite
Akhoundi, N., Faghihi Langroudi, T., Shafizadeh, K., Jabbarzadeh, M. J., & Talebi, S. (2018). Incidental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Psoriasis Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Galen Medical Journal, 7, e1168. https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v7i0.1168
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Vol. 7 (2018): 2018
Section
Case Report/Series

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