Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked primary immunodeficiency disorder that is characterized by a triad of microthrombocytopenia, severe immunodeficiency, and eczema. We report the case of a 7-year-old male patient with chronic thrombocytopenia that was diagnosed as WAS after dilatation of the ascending aorta was noticed. WAS is rare, and it is a disease that requires high suspicion for diagnosis. We recommend periodic echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging examinations to evaluate aortic aneurysms in children with WAS and that surgical intervention should not be delayed when aneurysm is detected.
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North Eastern Fed Univ, Med Inst, Dept Pediat & Pediat Surg, Yakutsk, RussiaNorth Eastern Fed Univ, Med Inst, Dept Pediat & Pediat Surg, Yakutsk, Russia
Ivanova, O. N.
Burtseva, T. E.
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North Eastern Fed Univ, Med Inst, Dept Pediat & Pediat Surg, Yakutsk, Russia
Lab Yakut Sci Ctr Complex Med Problems, Yakut, RussiaNorth Eastern Fed Univ, Med Inst, Dept Pediat & Pediat Surg, Yakutsk, Russia
Burtseva, T. E.
Protopopova, N. N.
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Republican Hosp 1, Natl Hlth Ctr, Dept Oncohematol, Highest Med Category, Yakutsk, RussiaNorth Eastern Fed Univ, Med Inst, Dept Pediat & Pediat Surg, Yakutsk, Russia
Protopopova, N. N.
Kondratieva, S. A.
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Kondratieva, S. A.
Slobodchikova, M. P.
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St Petersburg State Pediat Med Univ, Dept Foreign Languages, Courses Russian & Latin Languages, St Petersburg, RussiaNorth Eastern Fed Univ, Med Inst, Dept Pediat & Pediat Surg, Yakutsk, Russia
Slobodchikova, M. P.
Furman, D. M.
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