Large pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with Behçet's disease treated with an Amplatzer vascular plug

Miguel Agustin Pardinas Gutierrez; Jorge Luis Cabrera

doi:10.1136/bcr-2019-229516

Large pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with Behçet's disease treated with an Amplatzer vascular plug

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jun 27;12(6):e229516. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229516.

Authors

Miguel Agustin Pardinas Gutierrez¹, Jorge Luis Cabrera¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.

Abstract

This is the case of a 33-year-old man with Behçet's disease who presented with recurrent haemoptysis and a rapidly expanding right pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm. Due to the significant risk of major bleeding and death, he was promptly treated with an Amplatzer vascular plug.

Keywords: adult intensive care; radiology; respiratory medicine; vascular surgery; vasculitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Adult
Aneurysm, False / complications*
Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False / therapy*
Behcet Syndrome / complications*
Computed Tomography Angiography
Hemoptysis / etiology
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / pathology*
Septal Occluder Device*

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones