Pulmonary artery aneurysm and sarcoidosis. 2015

Riccardo Gerloni, and Marco Merlo, and Giancarlo Vitrella, and Gerardina Lardieri, and Bruno Pinamonti, and Aniello Pappalardo, and Luigi Cattin, and Gianfranco Sinagra
aDepartment of Internal Medicine bDepartment of Cardiology cDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 'Ospedali Riuniti' and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

Pulmonary artery aneurysm unassociated to congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension is exceedingly rare. Its pathogenesis and correct management remain unknown. Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease that can exceptionally involve large vessels, leading to stenosis and dilatation. Pulmonary artery aneurysm has never been described in association with sarcoidosis. Surgical approach should prevent aneurysm rupture, but it is not known when surgery should be preferred to strict medical follow-up. In this report we present a case of large pulmonary artery aneurysm associated to systemic sarcoidosis underlining problematic management of diseases 'forgotten' by evidence based medicine.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011651 Pulmonary Artery The short wide vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and conveying unaerated blood to the lungs. Arteries, Pulmonary,Artery, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Arteries
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D005260 Female Females
D006331 Heart Diseases Pathological conditions involving the HEART including its structural and functional abnormalities. Cardiac Disorders,Heart Disorders,Cardiac Diseases,Cardiac Disease,Cardiac Disorder,Heart Disease,Heart Disorder
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000783 Aneurysm Pathological outpouching or sac-like dilatation in the wall of any blood vessel (ARTERIES or VEINS) or the heart (HEART ANEURYSM). It indicates a thin and weakened area in the wall which may later rupture. Aneurysms are classified by location, etiology, or other characteristics. Saccular Aneurysm,Fusiform Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Fusiform,Aneurysms,Aneurysms, Fusiform,Fusiform Aneurysms
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D017565 Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary Sarcoidosis affecting predominantly the lungs, the site most frequently involved and most commonly causing morbidity and mortality in sarcoidosis. Pulmonary sarcoidosis is characterized by sharply circumscribed granulomas in the alveolar, bronchial, and vascular walls, composed of tightly packed cells derived from the mononuclear phagocyte system. The clinical symptoms when present are dyspnea upon exertion, nonproductive cough, and wheezing. (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p431) Pulmonary Sarcoidosis,Pulmonary Sarcoidoses,Sarcoidoses, Pulmonary

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