Rasmussen’s Aneurysm: A Rare and Potentially  Fatal Cause of Hemoptysis

Johnny F. Jaber; Ayoub Innabi; Divya C. Patel

doi:10.5603/ARM.a2021.0018

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21 April 2021

Rasmussen’s Aneurysm: A Rare and Potentially Fatal Cause of Hemoptysis

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Division of Internal Medicine, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA

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Adv. Respir. Med.2021, 89(6), 581-584;https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.a2021.0018

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Abstract

Rasmussen’s aneurysm is a rare and fatal cause of hemoptysis secondary to infection with pulmonary tuberculosis. The most commonly involved vessels include the bronchial arteries, but rarely can involve the pulmonary artery. We report the case of a 62-year-old female from the Philippines with undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis who presented with massive hemoptysis. After hemodynamic stabilization, Rasmussen’s aneurysm was diagnosed by computed tomography of the chest with angiography, confirmed with invasive angiography. She was treated definitively with glue embolization of the affected artery.

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hemoptysis; uberculosis; critical care; angiography

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