Mycotic bronchial artery aneurysmal rupture in the early stage of lung abscess: A case report.
Symptomatic bronchial artery aneurysm warrants urgent intervention. It has a known association with pulmonary infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We hereby report an elderly lady with a ruptured left superior bronchial artery mycotic aneurysm. She was in the early stages of treatment for a left lung abscess. She had multiple episodes of haemoptysis following which she underwent a left lower lobectomy. Presentation of lung abscess with a concurrent ruptured mycotic aneurysm warrants early surgical intervention and can be curative as seen in this case.
Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Johor, Malaysia. alkaf334@yahoo.com.
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Mohd Alkaf
Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Johor, Malaysia.
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Syed Rasul
Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Johor, Malaysia.
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D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*