title: Pulmonary arterial aneurysms.
abstract: Over a period of 12 years, two cases of pulmonary arterial aneurysms were encountered in our autopsy data of 13 cases of congenital heart defects with right-sided infective endocarditis. Pulmonary arterial aneurysms are rare lesions and may be categorized as central or peripheral. Although early reports implicated tuberculosis as a major aetiologic factor, pulmonary arterial aneurysms are generally associated with congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaideeswar
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Deshpande
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D002648:Child; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology