Author/Authors :
Akhoundi, Neda Department of Radiology - Modarres Hospital - College of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Faghihi Langroudi, Taraneh Department of Radiology - Modarres Hospital - College of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shafizadeh, Kiarash Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Jabbarzadeh, Mohamad Javad Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Talebi, Sepehr Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Psoriasis is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease involving keratinocytes
hyperproliferation of the epidermis with the acceleration in the epidermal turnover time, which
is affected by various factors including genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors. There
is a high risk for the development of premature cardiovascular diseases among patients with
psoriasis as well as one of the life-threatening events is an aortic aneurysm (AA). Case Report:
We report a 60-year-old man with the diagnosed psoriatic disease that an enlargement of the abdominal
AA was incidentally found by annual check-up. Conclusion: Further large-scale studies
are needed to find the prevalence of abdominal AA in psoriasis and the appropriate screening
time of that in this disease.
