Rasmussen’s aneurysm: a rare and potentially fatal cause of hemoptysis

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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 artery. We report case 62-year-old female from Philippines undiagnosed tuberculosis who presented massive hemoptysis. After hemodynamic stabilization, was diagnosed by computed tomography chest angiography, confirmed invasive angiography. She treated definitively glue embolization affected

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Advances in respiratory medicine

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2451-4934', '2543-6031']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5603/arm.a2021.0018