Can cystinosis cause coronary artery dilatation?

Pediatr Cardiol. 2006 Mar-Apr;27(2):263-8. doi: 10.1007/s00246-005-1107-0.

Abstract

In children, dilated coronary arteries are usually caused by Kawasaki's disease. We report four children with dilated coronary arteries and nephropathic cystinosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / etiology*
  • Cystinosis / complications*
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans