title: Massive hemoptysis due to intercostal artery aneurysm in pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: Massive hemoptysis is a life-threatening complication of pulmonary tuberculosis. In the presence of pulmonary tuberculosis, massive hemoptysis can result from a number of different causes, with an artery aneurysm being rarely reported. Here we present a case of recurrent massive hemoptysis in a 28-year-old man suffering from active pulmonary tuberculosis due to an aneurysmatic lesion of the second intercostal artery. In patients presented with recurrent massive hemoptysis the non-bronchial systemic arterial blood supply should be assessed.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hernández-Velásquez
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Monreal-Robles
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Sánchez
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delgado-García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013895:Thoracic Arteries; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents