Massive hemoptysis from Rasmussen's aneurysm in active pulmonary tuberculosis; A case report of successful treatment with bronchial artery embolization

We present a case of an elderly man who presented to the emergency room with low-grade fever, cough and hemoptysis. Thoracic Multidetector row Computed Tomographic Angiography (MDCTA) showed left upper lobe consolidation with thick walled cavitary lesions and aneurysm along the apical segmental branch of left upper lobar pulmonary artery. Hemoptysis was successfully controlled with systemic artery embolization using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles. He was treated with antitubercular chemotherapy and was followed for more than a year without further recurrence of hemoptysis.
Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research