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Diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in a teenager with corrected total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
Andreas Pfleger1, Andreas Gamillscheg, Helmut H Popper
1Respiratory and Allergic Disease Division, Pediatric Department, University of Graz, Graz, Austria. andreas.pfleger@meduni-graz.at
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This case report describes a 13-year-old boy with diffuse microvascular pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, in whom total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage had been corrected surgically in the newborn period. Contrast transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac catheterization and a lung perfusion scan suggested, and lung biopsy confirmed the diagnosis in our patient. Treatment with nifedipin was commenced.
Conclusion:
This case illustrates the diagnostic difficulties with this rare malformation.
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