Giant pulmonary artery masquerading as pneumonia
A woman in her early 70s with a history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted to the hospital with refractory epistaxis, several months of progressive weight gain and dyspnoea. On physical examination, haemoglobin oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry was 82% on
Authors
- Steven Mansoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9606-8955)
- André Martin Mansoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4095-666X)
- Jessica A. Blank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8500-3697)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2024-264559
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00