Hypoplastic pulmonary artery: an unusual entity mimicking pulmonary embolism during pregnancy.
Hypoplastic pulmonary artery is an unusual congenital malformation. We describe a case of hypoplastic pulmonary artery diagnosed during the third trimester of pregnancy. The clinical and radiologic features mimicked pulmonary embolism, including hemoptysis, chest pain, pleural effusion, mild hypoxemia, and a suggestive ventilation-perfusion scan. Accurate differentiation of this entity from pulmonary embolism is necessary to obviate the need for prolonged anticoagulation.
Vohra
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
Alvarez
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Abramson
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Lockwood
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*