Bilateral semilunar perihilar opacities in a patient with pulmonary hypertension

Clin Case Rep. 2018 Aug 14;6(9):1919-1920. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1766. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial aneurysm is a rare entity with a high mortality if left untreated. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is an important cause of PAAs although other infective and auto-immune causes must be excluded when an aneurysm is identified.

Keywords: aneurysm; hypertension; pulmonary artery; thrombosis.