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. 2010 Oct;27(4):247-9.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.71965.

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: An uncommon disease with common presentation

Debabani Biswas  1 , Atin Dey, Mukul Chakraborty, Saurabh Biswas
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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: An uncommon disease with common presentation

Debabani Biswas et al. Lung India. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

A 45-year-old male presented with massive hemoptysis, clubbing in all limbs, disproportionate hypoxia and persistent ill-defined shadow in left lower zone in chest radiograph since his childhood. The patient received empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment and the chest X-ray finding was misinterpreted as tuberculoma. Subsequently, CT pulmonary angiography proved it to be a case of a simple type solitary pulmonary arteriovenous malformation with a saccular aneurysm in left lower lobe.

Keywords: CT pulmonary angiography; hemoptysis; pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Homogenous opacity in left lower zone in 1994
Figure 2
Figure 2
CECT thorax showing abberant vessels in left lower lobe
Figure 3
Figure 3
Reconstructed figure showing saccular aneurysm with feeding artery and draining vein
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