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Case Report
A rare cause of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: A case report
1 Radiology Department, Mohamed the Fifth Military Instruction Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco
2 Cardiology Department, Mohamed the Fifth Military Instruction Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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Radiology Department, Mohamed the Fifth Military Instruction Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat,
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Article ID: 100073Z06AB2019
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El Bakkari A, Ayouche O, Diekouadio F, el Menaoui O, Bouchaib R, Salmi N, Kettani Y. A rare cause of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: A case report. Case Rep Int 2019;8:100073Z06AB2019.ABSTRACT
Introduction: An aneurysm is defined as a focal dilatation of a blood vessel involving all three layers of the vessel wall. Behçet’s disease is responsible for inflammation of the pulmonary arteries and may conduce to an aneurysm. Fifteen percent of patients with Behçet’s disease suffer from vascular involvement that includes pulmonary arteries, peripheral and central veins, peripheral and large arteries. The most common manifestation is the deep venous thrombosis (DVT) around 87%; on the other hand the involvement of the pulmonary arteries reaches 10% of the patients.
Case Report: We expose the case of a 31-year-old man, who consulted in emergency for hemoptysis that led to the performance of bronchoscopy and a bronchoalveolar lavage. To enrich the case, a thoracic computed tomography (CT) with and without enhancement and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were conducted. The MRI demonstrated bilateral pseudoaneurysms of the pulmonary artery. The treatment was based on corticotherapy and hemostatic. No complications were noted in follow-up exams.
Conclusion: Pseudoaneurysm of pulmonary artery is rare, congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension are the leading causes. They can rupture and their management needs multidisciplinary staff.
Keywords: Aneurysm, Behçet, Computed tomography, Pulmonary artery
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Asaad El Bakkari - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Othman Ayouche - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Fabrice Diekouadio - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Ouadie el Menaoui - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Redouane Bouchaib - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Najlaa Salmi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Youness Kettani - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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