Case report: A rare cause of haemoptysis in a male with unprovoked deep venous thrombosis. Issue 1 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mahmoud, Mahmoud I.; Saadany, Ayman; Hassan, Maged; Essam, Hatem
• Is Part Of: Breathe. Volume 12:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: e12
• Page End: e19
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Periodicals; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1183/20734735.010715
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1810-6838

Abstract

A 29 year-old previously healthy Egyptian male complained of a 4-day vague abdominal pain for which he underwent an abdominal ultrasound. An inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus was suspected by the sonographer who recommended undergoing an abdominal computed tomography (CT) with intravenous contrast. The IVC thrombus was confirmed by CT, but the study did not delineate any cause for the thrombus or any additional abdominal pathology. The basal chest scans revealed multiple peripheral cavitary nodules in both lower lung lobes. The patient was referred to our institution for evaluation of the pulmonary lesions. At the time, the patient only complained of an occasional cough and a small amount of mucopurulent sputum, but no chest pain. He was moderate smoker and substance abuser (tramadol and cannabis). The patient strongly denied i.v. drug abuse as well as taking any medications. A case report depicting a rare cause for the unusual entity of pulmonary artery aneurysm http://ow.ly/YvA1y