A Case of Alport Syndrome Associated with Diffuse Esophageal Leiomyomatosis.
- Author:
Jin Young JUNG
1
;
Cheol Min KIM
;
Yean Jung LIM
;
Ja Hyung KIM
;
Chong Woo YOU
;
Bo Hwa CHOI
;
Soo Joung HONG
;
Young Seo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea. sjhong@www.amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alport syndrome;
Esophageal leiomyomatosis;
Recurrent pneumonia
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cataract;
Child, Preschool;
Deglutition Disorders;
Esophageal Achalasia;
Esophageal Motility Disorders;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Leiomyomatosis*;
Nephritis, Hereditary*;
Pneumonia;
Respiratory Sounds;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
2002;45(9):1160-1164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of Alport syndrome associated with esophageal leiomyomatosis, presenting as recurrent pneumonia. A 5-year old girl who had a history of cataract visited the out patient clinic with a complaint of recurrent wheezing and respiratory difficulty which had started five months previously. Chest magnetic resonance image(MRI) and esophagography, checked on the suspicion of achalasia, revealed esophageal leiomyomatosis and renal biopsy revealed Alport syndrome. In the pediatric population, this tumor is a rare cause of dysphagia and is often misdiagnosed as an esophageal motility disorder. Although a number of Alport syndrome associated with leiomyomatosis were reported in the literature, this is a second case report presented with recurrent pneumonia in Korea.
