Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations complicated by splenic infarction and abscess
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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations complicated by splenic infarction and abscess
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is an abnormal blood vessel connecting a pulmonary artery and a vein, and is accompanied by paradoxical embolism to other organs due to a right-to-left shunt. We report the case of a 66-year-old woman with PAVM complicated by splenic infarction and abscess. Although the PAVM had been detected on a chest image 2 years previously, and she had been advis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respirology Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2051-3380
DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.254