A 65-year-old woman diagnosed with PHACE syndrome

Pediatr Dermatol. 2013 Nov-Dec;30(6):e153-6. doi: 10.1111/pde.12043. Epub 2012 Dec 28.

Abstract

PHACE syndrome is characterized by the association between infantile hemangioma and varied but characteristic systemic manifestations, including cerebrovascular and cardiac abnormalities. The disorder has primarily been diagnosed in children, with little information available regarding long-term outcomes in affected individuals. We report the oldest known individual with PHACE syndrome in the medical literature, a 65-year-old woman who was diagnosed after a transient ischemic attack.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Coarctation / pathology
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Delayed Diagnosis*
  • Eye Abnormalities / diagnosis*
  • Eye Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Abnormalities / pathology
  • Facial Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnosis*
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurocutaneous Syndromes / diagnosis*
  • Neurocutaneous Syndromes / diagnostic imaging
  • Neurocutaneous Syndromes / pathology

Supplementary concepts

  • PHACE association