Rasmussen's aneurysm masquerading as mass lesion

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Haemoptysis is an often encountered respiratory symptom. The amount of haemoptysis varies from mild to life-threatening severity and may indicate the underlying pulmonary disorder. Herein, we report a 50-year-old male smoker who presented with occasional streaky to mild haemoptysis for last 1 year. He had pulmonary tuberculosis 10 years ago and had received adequate treatment. Chest radiograph was suspicious of a mass lesion in left upper lung. Contrast-enhanced CT scan of thorax revealed pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm suggestive of Rasmussen's aneurysm. Unlike this case, Rasmussen's aneurysm usually manifests as life-threatening haemoptysis and portends a high mortality.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

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BMJ case reports - 13(2020), 2 vom: 16. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sahoo, Satyajeet [VerfasserIn]
Panigrahi, Manoj Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Naik, Suprava [VerfasserIn]
Mohapatra, Prasanta Raghab [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
Journal Article
Radiology
Tuberculosis

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Date Completed 02.11.2020

Date Revised 18.02.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2019-232669

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NLM306606550