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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in children
Author(s) -
Dokumcu Zafer,
Ozcan Coskun,
Alper Hudaver,
Erdener Ata
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12564
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoxemia , exertion , differential diagnosis , cardiology , arteriovenous malformation , radiology , pathology
Although pulmonary arteriovenous malformations ( PAVM ) are relatively rare in children, they are important in the differential diagnosis of common pulmonary problems, such as hypoxemia, hemoptysis and dyspnea on exertion. We report the cases of two PAVM patients with different presentations and describe the treatment strategies.