Arteria Lusoria revealed by a accute media otitis: About a pediatric observation and brieve review of literatura

Abstract

Arteria Lusoria (AL) or aberrant right subclavian artery is a rare congenital aortic arch malformation. Hunauld described it for the first time in 1735.The cause is until now no totally clarified. Usually it is associated with chromosomal disorders such as Down's syndrome, Edwards's syndrome or appears in childhood with complexes cardiovascular abnormalities. Patients are frequently asymptomatic, but it may be revealed by respiratories symptoms or by a dysphagia. The treatment is generally conservative. We expose a case report about a child of 2 years old with AL diagnosed after several episodes of purulent otitis.