Mycotic Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as an Unusual Complication of Thoracic Actinomycosis.
- Author:
Hyung Soo KIM
1
;
Yu Whan OH
;
Hyung Jun NOH
;
Ki Yeol LEE
;
Eun Young KANG
;
Sang Yeub LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Lung, Infection; Aneurysm, Mycotic; Aneurysm, Pulmonary; Pulmonary arteries, Abnormalities
- MeSH: Actinomycosis/*complications; Aged; Aneurysm, Infected/*etiology/*radiography/therapy; Embolization, Therapeutic; Human; Male; Pneumonia, Bacterial/*complications; *Pulmonary Artery; Treatment Outcome
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2004;5(1):68-71
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Although pulmonary artery aneurysms are a rare vascular anomaly, they are seen in a wide variety of conditions, such as congenital heart disease, infection, trauma, pulmonary hypertension, cystic medial necrosis and generalized vasculitis. To our knowledge, mycotic aneurysms caused by pulmonary actinomycosis have not been reported in the radiologic literature. Herein, a case of pulmonary actinomycosis complicated by mycotic aneurysm is presented. On CT scans, this case showed focal aneurysmal dilatation of a peripheral pulmonary artery within necrotizing pneumonia of the right lower lobe, which was successfully treated with transcatheter embolization using wire coils.
