Mycotic Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as an Unusual Complication of Thoracic Actinomycosis
Mycotic Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as an Unusual Complication of Thoracic Actinomycosis
- 발행기관 대한영상의학회
- 발행년도 2004
- 총서유형 Journal
- UCI G704-001113.2004.5.1.010
- KCI ID ART001155990
- 본문언어 영어
초록/요약
Infectious or mycotic aneurysms involving intrapulmonary arteries are a rare vascular abnormality, which can occur in association with a variety of microorganisms, such as bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus species, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Treponema pallidum, but rarely with fungi (1 4). Radiologic manifestations of thoracic actinomycosis are diverse, which include peripheral air-space consolidation, mass like opacity, cavitation, hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy, empyema, osteomyelitis and a soft tissue mass secondary to chest wall involvement, with eventual fistula formation (5). However, to our knowledge, mycotic aneurysms associated with actinomycosis have not been reported in the radiologic literature. Herein, a case of pulmonary mycotic aneurysm associated with thoracic actinomycosis with imaging findings is presented, which was successfully treated with transcatheter embolization using wire coils.
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