Rasmussen aneurysm: A rare but not gone complication of tuberculosis

Ángela María Giraldo-Montoya; Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales; Juan David Hernández-Hurtado; Álvaro López-Salazar; Guillermo J. Lagos-Grisales; Víctor H. Ruiz-Granada

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.023

Rasmussen aneurysm: A rare but not gone complication of tuberculosis

Ángela María Giraldo-Montoya, Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales, Juan David Hernández-Hurtado, Álvaro López-Salazar, Guillermo J. Lagos-Grisales, Víctor H. Ruiz-Granada

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Abstract

This report describes the case of a 30-year-old homeless man from Pereira, Colombia with tuberculosis, who presented with massive hemoptysis and associated aneurysm of the left upper lobe (Rasmussen aneurysm). Computed tomography angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction confirmed the aneurysm, and embolization was performed successfully.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8-10
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	69
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.023
State	Published - Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aneurysm
Colombia
Complications
Tuberculosis

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Rasmussen aneurysm: A rare but not gone complication of tuberculosis

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