Abstract

Severe haemoptysis due to infective subclavian arteritis has, to our knowledge, never been documented. We report a case of subclavian arterial vasculitis that eroded into the left lung apex, causing a large intraparenchymal mycotic pseudoaneurysm. The patient presented with high fever and blood expectoration. An emergent left lateral thoracotomy was performed. The inflamed segment of the subclavian artery was resected and continuity was restored with a reversed saphenous vein graft. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 10th postoperative day.

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Authors

Lioulias A, Misthos P, Kokotsakis J, Drosos O, Karagiannidis N, Pavlopoulos D, Mitselou M

Institution

Thoracic Surgery Department, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Source

Cardiovascular journal of Africa 23:5 2012 Jun pg e1-2

MeSH

Adolescent
Aneurysm
Hemoptysis
Humans
Lung
Male
Subclavian Artery

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22732928