title: Pulmonary arterial aneurysms in primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
abstract: A 20-year-old man with rapid refractory pulmonary infiltrates, fever, and chill was admitted to our hospital. Microscopic examination showed focal necrosis of the lung tissue, arterial thromboembolism, and alveolar hemorrhage. He tested positive for anticardiolipin IgG antibodies. Because of the absence of underlying diseases, the possibility of secondary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome was excluded. Follow-up chest CT after 2 years revealed pulmonary arterial aneurysms with diffuse ground-glass opacities. The aneurysms were occluded by coil embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Holy Family Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Kyunggi-do, Korea. mhchung@hfh.cuk.ac.kr
authors.forename: Myung Hee
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Hae Giu
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soon Suck
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Young-Sill
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seog Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed