| Autor: |
Rajnikant R. Yadav, Bheru Dan Charan, Shariq Ahmad Shah |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Vol 55, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2090-4762 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s43055-024-01371-3 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Pulmonary pseudoaneurysm (PAP) is a fatal complication of severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 infections in the lungs. Other causative agent such as fungal and tubercular also responsible for this entity. Early detection and treatment can save a patient’s life. Case presentation Here we describe a case of a left pulmonary artery pseudo aneurysm in a 54-year-old patient with COVID-19 pneumonia who presented with massive hemoptysis and which was treated with endovascular embolization. Conclusion It is caused by vasculopathy due to immunosuppression /immune dysregulation in COVID-19. Minimally invasive endovascular embolization of pseudoaneurysm carries less mortality and morbidity. |
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