Mesenteric angina complicating a mesodermal anomaly.

R Howells; A Curran; P Jardine; R Newbury-Ecob; B Sandhu

doi:10.1053/ejpn.2000.0297

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Mesenteric angina complicating a mesodermal anomaly.

R Howells·A Curran·P Jardine·R Newbury-Ecob·B Sandhu

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A child with macrocephaly-cutis marmorata developed severe abdominal pain thought to represent mesenteric angina. There were abnormalities of the aortic and mesenteric vasculature not previously reported in this condition. Angina therapy afforded amelioration of his symptoms. Mesenteric angina should be considered as a cause for abdominal pain in children with mesodermal anomalies.

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R Howells, A Curran, P Jardine, R Newbury-Ecob, B Sandhu. 2000. Mesenteric angina complicating a mesodermal anomaly.. https://doi.org/10.1053/ejpn.2000.0297

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