title: Recurrent pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis after bilateral lung transplantation.
abstract: Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension characterized by uncontrolled capillary proliferation in the pulmonary interstitium and alveolar walls. Lung transplantation remains the only definitive treatment. To date, there have been no reported cases of recurrent PCH after lung transplantation. We present a case that describes important radiologic and clinical features of PCH and raises questions about its pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. chrislee@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Mayil S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Krishnam
authors.forename: Chi K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fishbein
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saggar
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saggar
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Belperio
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ardehali
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed