title: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia associated with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations presenting as hemothorax.
abstract: A 51-year-old woman was admitted to emergency unit complaining of sudden onset chest pain. The patient had a family history of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Thorax computed tomographic angiography demonstrated high-density left pleural effusion, and 3 giant arteriovenous malformations. Thoracentesis revealed hemorrhagic fluid. We present successful coil embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University Samsun, Turkey. muzafel@yahoo.com.tr
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elmali
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akan
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Findik
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Celenk
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed