ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSM ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDHOOD SARCOIDOSIS

Childhood sarcoidosis is a rare disease with multisystemic organ invol vement. A wide spectrum of vasculitides, including large vessel involv ement, have been reported in childhood sarcoidosis. We describe a 7-ye ar-old boy with childhood sarcoidosis who presented with prolonged fev er, iritis, and abdominal aortic aneurysm. He underwent successful sur gical repair of the abdominal aortic aneurysm and followup for 12 mont hs was uneventful. This is the first report of abdominal aortic aneury sm complicating childhood sarcoidosis.