Young Woo Sim, Jongmin Park, Byunggeon Park, Jae-Kwang Lim, Kyung Min Shin, Young-Seon Kim
Yeungnam University Hospital and Yeungnam University College of Medicine. Kyungpook National University School of Medicine.
Republic of Korea
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
J Korean Soc Radiol 2022; 83: 372-377
DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2021.0033
Abstract
Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia (PVA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly occurring after the common pulmonary vein fails to incorporate into the left atrium. It is most commonly diagnosed in childhood, and diagnosis after reaching adulthood is extremely rare. Dyspnea on exertion and hemoptysis are common clinical features in adult PVA patients, whereas lung parenchymal abnormalities are indirect signs of PVA, which can manifest as interstitial lung disease. Herein, we present the case of a 62-year-old female diagnosed with unilateral PVA presenting as unilateral interstitial lung disease and report the changes in her chest radiographs over 12 years.
Category
Absence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Diagnostic Testing. Noninvasive
Year of Publication: 2022
Age Focus: Adult
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients). Literature Review and Analysis.
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