Spontaneous rupture of pulmonary artery.
We report a case of previously healthy male with hypotension and cyanosis with no evidence of underlying congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary artery aneurysm, or central venous or pulmonary artery catheter insertion. Autopsy revealed a spontaneous rupture of the pulmonary artery with hemopericardium.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000473:pathology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000473:pathology