Fibromuscular dysplasia complicated by primary thrombocythemia presenting recurrent ischemic cerebrovascular accidents:A case report

Kaori ABE, Satoru OHTA, Tadatoshi KOMIYA, Naotaka SAKAMOTO, Yoshikuni MIZUNO
1990 Japanese Journal of Medicine  
A patient with fibromuscular dysplasia associated with primary thrombocythemia is reported. The patient, a 46-year-old female, had recurrent episodes of ischemic cerebrovascular accidents. Cranial CTscans revealed multiple low density areas in the right frontal and parietal lobes, and cerebral angiograms showed evidence of multiple embolisms. In addition, occlusion of the right internal carotid artery developed. Toour knowledge, this is the first report on fibromuscular dysplasia complicated by
more » ... essential thrombocythemia. The pathogenesis of the severe thrombotic tendency is discussed.
doi:10.2169/internalmedicine1962.29.548 fatcat:upw4vw5nqjdwxg3hstehlvv5je