Rasmussen's aneurysm masquerading as mass lesion.
Satyajeet SahooManoj Kumar PanigrahiSuprava NaikPrasanta Raghab MohapatraPublished in: BMJ case reports (2020)
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.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- contrast enhanced
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- computed tomography
- pulmonary hypertension
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- diffusion weighted imaging
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- cardiovascular events
- positron emission tomography
- image quality
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- combination therapy
- endovascular treatment