A rare case of underlying pulmonary sequestration in a patient with recently diagnosed medium and large vessel vasculitis
Vasculitis of medium- and large-sized arteries is an inflammatory and stenotic disease characterized by a strong predilection for the aortic arch and its branches. It presents with symptoms and signs as per the vessels and organs involved. Pulmonary sequestration is a rare abnormality characterized...
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Published in | Lung India Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 176 - 178 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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India
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
01.04.2014
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Summary: | Vasculitis of medium- and large-sized arteries is an inflammatory and stenotic disease characterized by a strong predilection for the aortic arch and its branches. It presents with symptoms and signs as per the vessels and organs involved. Pulmonary sequestration is a rare abnormality characterized by a mass of nonfunctioning lung tissue that receives its vascular supply from a systemic artery and is separated from the normal tracheobronchial tree. The following is a rare case report showing the presence of pulmonary sequestration in a patient with recently diagnosed hypertension and intestinal angina due to medium and large vessel vasculitis. |
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ISSN: | 0970-2113 0974-598X |
DOI: | 10.4103/0970-2113.129871 |