Isolated large vessel pulmonary vasculitis leading to pulmonary artery aneurysm formation: a case report and literature review. (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moghaddam, Nima; Moghaddam, Bahar; Dehghan, Natasha; Brunner, Nathan W.
• Is Part Of: Pulmonary circulation. Volume 8:Number 2(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: pulmonary artery aneurysm -- large vessel vasculitis -- isolated pulmonary vasculitis; Pulmonary circulation -- Periodicals; Pulmonary circulation; Electronic journals -- Sciences; Periodicals; 616.24005
• DOI: 10.1177/2045894018765346
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-8932

Abstract

Pulmonary artery (PA) vasculitis occurs in association with primary vasculitides—in particular, giant cell arteritis, Takayasu's arteritis, or Behçet's disease—or secondary vasculitis as a result of infections or malignancy. However, PA vasculitis in isolation and with concomitant aneurysmal dilation is an unusual finding. We present a rare case of PA aneurysm secondary to isolated PA vasculitis in an asymptomatic patient with no features of systemic vasculitis. This case highlights one of the first cases of PA vasculitis managed with surgical resection alone.