Ethnicity relation to anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal basal segments of the left lower lobe
Kuo-An Wu1, Chin-Pyng Wu, Wann-Cherng Perng
1Department of Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Abstract:
A 24-year-old female with an anomalous systemic arterial (ASA) supply to normal basal segments of the left lower lobe (LLL) has been suffering from occasional hemoptysis for the last 4.5 years. Our hospital has been following her up for the last 2.5 years. In the first chest radiograph, an unobvious retrocardiac hazy nodule was shown. The following chest computed tomography scan performed indicated clearly this anomaly. According to our analysis of similar reported cases in the English medical literature, the statistics suggest a close relation between Asian population and this anomaly. Therefore, ASA supply to normal basal segments of the LLL should be put into consideration when examining an Asian patient with symptoms of hemoptysis or exertional dyspnea but showing no obvious image findings in chest radiographs.
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