A 42-year-old Asian woman with a history of recurrent deep venous thrombosis presents with a pulsatile mass in the abdomen confirmed on ultrasound to be an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The following is/are true:
A. History and findings suggest Kawasaki disease
B. History and findings suggest polyarteritis nodosa
C. Venous thrombosis is more common than arterial disease in these patients and the presence of an aneurysm portends a high mortality rate
D. Replacement of an aneurysm with a graft in Behcet’s disease is associated with recurrent aneurysms and thrombosis
Answer:C
A 42-year-old Asian woman with a history of recurrent deep venous thrombosis presents with a pulsatile mass in the abdomen confirmed on ultrasound to be an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The following is/are true:
A. History and findings suggest Kawasaki disease B. History and findings suggest polyarteritis nodosa C. Venous thrombosis is more common than arterial disease in these patients and the presence of an aneurysm portends a high mortality rate D. Replacement of an aneurysm with a graft in Behcet’s disease is associated with recurrent aneurysms and thrombosis