Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Causing Tension Hemothorax in a Pregnant Woman Requiring Emergent Cesarean Delivery

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs), although most commonly congenital, are usually detected later in life. We present a case of a 25-year-old woman with no previous history of AVM or telangiectasia, who presented with life-threatening hypoxia, hypotension, and pleuritic chest pain in 36th...

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Main Authors: Nidhi Sood, Nikhil Sood, Vibhu Dhawan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/865195
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