Rasmussen aneurysm in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis
Salman Ahmed Malik, Allahdad Khan, Humaira Siddique, Kamran Ahmed Malik, Muhammad Usman, Mohamed A. Antar
Respirology Case Reports · 2024-12
Abstract
Rasmussen aneurysm is a rare complication of tuberculosis, where a pulmonary artery adjacent to a tuberculous cavity aneurysm may lead to life threatening hemoptysis. Sudden or severe hemoptysis is an emergency condition in TB patients who need prompt recognition and intervention, often through endovascular embolization, to prevent fatal outcomes.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Aneurysm
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Embolization
- Complication
- Tuberculosis
- Surgery
- Radiology