Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm caused by Streptococcus constellatus

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• 作者：Yoshitomo Morinaga ; Katsunori Yanagihara ; Hiroshi Gyotoku ; Kazuhiro Oshima ; Koichi Izumikawa ; Naoya Yamasaki ; Hiroshi Kakeya ; Tomayoshi Hayashi ; Junya Fukuoka ; Takeshi Nagayasu ; Shigeru Kohno
• 关键词：Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm ; Streptococcus constellatus ; Hemoptysis
• 刊名：International Journal of Infectious Diseases
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：November, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：17
• 期：11
• 页码：e1064-e1066
• 全文大小：1066 K

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Summary

We report a rare case of mycotic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP) secondary to a lung abscess due to Streptococcus constellatus. PAP was confirmed by the pathological findings of the pseudoaneurysm, the presence of bacteria, and the microbiological analysis. PAP is uncommon, but it is important to recognize this condition because PAP can lead to fatal hemoptysis.