Abstract

RAMIREZ-RAMOS, Cristhian Felipe et al. Pulmonary artery aneurysm: an incidental finding. CES Med. [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.2, pp.144-152.  Epub Mar 01, 2021. ISSN 0120-8705.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.34.2.6.

Aneurysms of the pulmonary artery are rare entities and their treatment is a matter of discussion. From the etiological point of view, they can be congenital or acquired. Those in the first group are generally associated with cardiac malformations that generate pulmonary hypertension, with the ductus arteriosus being the most frequent. Other abnormalities include atrial or ventricular defects. The acquired causes may be idiopathic or associated with infections (tuberculosis, syphilis), trauma, or collagen disease. We present the case of a 62-year-old woman, which consulted for a clinical condition where neurological and infectious symptoms stood out, with subsequent progression to a state of septic shock, and in whom the imaging finding showed a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm. this being an incidental finding and unrelated to the patient’s symptoms.

Keywords : Aneurysm; Pulmonary artery; Hemoptysis; case reports.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )