Open AccessRasmussen’s Aneurysm: A Rare and Potentially Fatal Cause of Hemoptysis
Author(s) -
J. Jaber,
Ayoub Innabi,
Divya Patel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-6031
pISSN - 2451-4934
DOI - 10.5603/arm.a2021.0018
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchial artery , aneurysm , radiology , embolization , angiography , computed tomography angiography , pulmonary artery , pulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , computed tomography , cardiology , pathology
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.