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. 2022 May 2;106(6):1579-1580.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1306. Online ahead of print.

Hemoptysis from Rasmussen's Aneurysm

Akira Kawashima, Tomoki Hirose, Masahide Horiba

Hemoptysis from Rasmussen's Aneurysm

Akira Kawashima et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Axial view (A) and coronal view (B) of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and CT angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction (C) showing an 11-mm-diameter pseudoaneurysm in the left lower pulmonary artery (white arrow) surrounded by high-density fluid collection. This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(A) Histopathology of the necrotic layer of the left lung showing hemorrhage (white arrow); (B) close-up view (white arrow). This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Elastic van Gieson–stained lung specimen from autopsy showing elastic fibers that were destroyed by inflammation and became fragile; the white arrow indicates rupture. The collagen fibers are organized, and the blood vessels are recanalized. A few multinucleated giant cells are present outside the elastic fibers (magnification, ×100). This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
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