Transient bronchoconstriction associated with angiographically proven pulmonary embolus.
It is rare for a pulmonary embolus to cause delayed washout on xenon scans. A case of angiographically proven pulmonary embolus with transient bronchospasm present 48 hours after the onset of symptoms is presented. Possible mechanisms are discussed.
D000792:Angiography; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes