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Published on: October 5, 2015
Pulmonary artery occlusion from tuberculous lymphadenopathy in a child
A Equi1, A Redington, M Rosenthal
1Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton and Harefield National Health Service Trust, London, UK. a.equi@rbh.nthames.nhs.uk
Abstract:
Occlusion of the pulmonary artery is a rare complication of mediastinal tuberculosis. We report on a 10-year-old girl who presented with a tuberculous pericardial effusion in whom subsequent imaging showed a totally occluded right pulmonary artery from tuberculous lymphadenopathy. Diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction from a lymph node biopsy. Failure of medical therapy necessitated surgical reconstruction of her right pulmonary artery. Postoperatively she has normal perfusion of the right lung and normal lung function.
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