[A rare cause of pulmonary coin lesion: Rendu-Osler-Weber disease].
The diagnosis of lung coin lesions (peripheral lesions with a diameter of no more than 6 cm) is one of the most important problems in pneumology. Among the numerous causes of coin lesions, the presence of malignancies must always be excluded. The Authors describe an unusual case of lung arteriovenous fistula in a patient suffering from Rendu-Osler-Weber disease. The importance of a multi-step diagnosis, starting with non-invasive procedures is stressed; this is to avoid life threatening complications which may occur after lung trans-thoracic biopsies of previously undiagnosed vascular abnormalities.
Todisco
T
T
Divisione di Pneumologia, Ospedale Regionale R. Silvestrini, Perúgia.
Eslami
A
A
Baglioni
S
S
Scarcella
L
L
Fiorenzano
G
G
Dottorini
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications*
Una causa rara di "coin lesion" del polmone: la malattia di Rendu-Osler-Weber.