Soichi Maruyama, Haruhiko Furusawa, Satoshi Endo, Takashi Kumagai, Takahiro Mitsumura, Sho Shimada, Takashi Yamana, Rie Sakakibara, Yuki Iijima, Sho Shibata, Takayuki Honda, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Tsukasa Okamoto, Tomoya Tateishi, Meiyo Tamaoka, Yuko Kinowaki, Hironori Ishibashi, Kenichi Okubo, Yasunari Miyazaki
Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection sometimes leads to the development of pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA), a rare but life-threatening complication. We herein report a 64-year-old woman with a history of NTM infection who presented with severe hemoptysis. Computed tomography revealed a ruptured PAA, which was treated successfully with pulmonary artery embolization. Subsequent right total pneumonectomy was performed to control infection. This case emphasizes the need to consider PAA in patients with NTM infection who present with hemoptysis...
August 9, 2023: Internal Medicine