Hemothorax as the first manifestation of idiopathic pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

• Main Authors: Maja Crkvenac (Author), Marko Jakopovic (Author), Ana Hecimovic (Author), Gordana Pavlisa (Author), Miroslav Samarzija (Author), Andrea Vukic Dugac (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are rare pulmonary vascular anomalies and hemothorax as a presenting feature of PAVM is a very rare occurrence. Case presentation: A 45-year old woman presented with chest pain and breathlessness. A chest x-ray showed left-sided pleural effusi...