Diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 after rupture of aneurysm and consequent fatal hemothorax
Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) can develop both benign and malignant tumors throughout their lives. A 49-year-old man was transferred to the emergency department with complaints of sudden right dorsal pain and respiratory discomfort. He was in shock on arrival. On finding significantly decreased permeability of the left lung field in chest X-ray, drainage was immediately performed. Subsequent computed tomography (CT; Lammert et al., 2005) angiography revealed the extravasation of contrast media from the deep carotid artery, a branch of subclavian artery.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kazuyuki Miyamoto, Motoyasu Nakamura, Keisuke Suzuki, Shino Katsuki, Yuki Kaki, Gen Inoue, Takanori Ohno, Jun Sasaki, Kenji Dohi, Munetaka Hayashi Source Type: research
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