Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Post-Covid Complication

We present a case report of a potentially lethal post-COVID complication. A 65-year-old male presented with shortness of breath and fever with chills. He had recently recovered from COVID pneumonia. Contrast enhanced CT scan chest gave the suspicion of pulmonary pseudoaneurysm. CT aortogram revealed...

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Published inJournal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 327
Main Authors Shah, Sajida, Malik, Zainab, Bhinder, Khurram Khaliq, Shah, Mariam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pakistan 01.04.2023
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Aneurysm, False - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False - etiology
Aneurysm, False - surgery
Angiography - adverse effects
COVID-19 - complications
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Pulmonary pseudoaneurysm
COVID; Post-COVID
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Summary:We present a case report of a potentially lethal post-COVID complication. A 65-year-old male presented with shortness of breath and fever with chills. He had recently recovered from COVID pneumonia. Contrast enhanced CT scan chest gave the suspicion of pulmonary pseudoaneurysm. CT aortogram revealed a well-defined rounded mass in the right lung mainly occupying the lower lobe of the right lung. Angiography through the right common femoral vein was performed and it confirmed a huge pseudoaneurysm arising from the posteromedial branch of the right descending interlobar artery. As the artery was not found suitable for endovascular embolization, the patient was referred to a thoracic surgeon.
ISSN:1819-2718