title: Life-threatening haemothorax: a rare presentation of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: Arteriovenous malformations of the lung are rare pulmonary vascular disorders which can suddenly lead to life threatening complications. Haemothorax due to rupture of a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is very rare. We report here a case of a 39 year-old lady who presented with an acute onset of shortness of breath due to right-sided massive haemothorax and was subsequently detected to have pulmonary as well as cerebral arteriovenous malformation (CAVM).
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research and S.S.K.M. Hospital, Kolkata-700 020.
authors.forename: Somenath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: Subhra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: Shubhasis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Anushree
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakravorty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome