Pulmonary hypertension in Takayasu's arteritis
Singh, D.; Tan, L.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 4(6): 581-585
1974
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-8291 PMID: 4157006 Document Number: 71565
A 25 year old Chinese male presented with recurrent attacks of haemoptysis since the age of 14 years. He had a continuous murmur over the right upper chest and signs of pulmonary hypertension which was confirmed at catheterization. Pulmonary angiography and aortagram showed arteritis of the pulmonary vessels and the aorta. Pulmonary involvement in Takayasu's arteritis does occur but is very rare. It is exceptional for a patient to develop pulmonary hypertension and present initially as a case of pulmonary vessels stenosis and occlusion. We describe one such case.