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SUBMITTER: DeMastes-Crabtree CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4501540 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
DeMastes-Crabtree Cindy S CS Kim Edward E Morton Ronald L RL
Respiratory medicine case reports 20150522
We present a rare case of hemoptysis secondary to isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. Isolated pulmonary vein atresia is a rare condition in which patients typically acquire a diagnosis in infancy and early childhood [Mataciunas et al.; Pourmoghadam et al.]. Our patient presented during puberty with several previous episodes of hemoptysis prior to her admission and diagnosis. The initial diagnosis was suspected in our patient from chest computerized tomography (CT), and confirmed with ca ...[more]