Rasmussen aneurysm: A rare but not gone complication of tuberculosis

Rasmussen aneurysm: A rare but not gone complication of tuberculosis

This report describes the case of a 30-year-old homeless man from Pereira, Colombia with tuberculosis, who presented with massive hemoptysis and associated aneurysm of the left upper lobe (Rasmussen aneurysm). Computed tomography angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction confirmed the aneury...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of infectious diseases 2018-04, Vol.69, p.8-10
Hauptverfasser: Giraldo-Montoya, Ángela María, Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J., Hernández-Hurtado, Juan David, López-Salazar, Álvaro, Lagos-Grisales, Guillermo J., Ruiz-Granada, Víctor H.
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Sprache:eng
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Aneurysm
Colombia
Complications
Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:This report describes the case of a 30-year-old homeless man from Pereira, Colombia with tuberculosis, who presented with massive hemoptysis and associated aneurysm of the left upper lobe (Rasmussen aneurysm). Computed tomography angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction confirmed the aneurysm, and embolization was performed successfully.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.023