Pulmonary amyloidosis with pulmonary arteriovenous fistula.
A 77-year-old man was found to have multiple pulmonary amyloidoma and arteriovenous (AV) fistula of the lungs. Massive deposits of amyloid were present in the vascular wall, which apparently caused the fistula.
Kamei
K
K
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kusumoto
K
K
Suzuki
T
T
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male