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Hughes-Stovin Syndrome : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Riantawan P 
,
Yodtasurodom C ,
Chotivatanapong T ,
Subhannac!zart P
,
Yodtasurodom C ,
Chotivatanapong T ,
Subhannac!zart P A young man presented with prolonged pyrexia, recurrent optic neuritis, thrombophlebitis
and bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms with thrombus formation. The life-threatening
hemoptysis necessitated mechanical ventilatory support and emergency left lower lobectomy.
Systemic corticosteroids conferred clinical improvement and reduction of the remaining right
pulmonary artery aneurysm. The patient eventually succumbed to sudden massive hemoptysis.
This report underscores the unpredictable nature of this syndrome and emphasises the need for
aggressive surgical intervention of pulmonary artery aneurysms in Hughes-Stovin syndrome.
Key word : Hughes-Stovin Syndrome, Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm, Optic Neuritis
and bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms with thrombus formation. The life-threatening
hemoptysis necessitated mechanical ventilatory support and emergency left lower lobectomy.
Systemic corticosteroids conferred clinical improvement and reduction of the remaining right
pulmonary artery aneurysm. The patient eventually succumbed to sudden massive hemoptysis.
This report underscores the unpredictable nature of this syndrome and emphasises the need for
aggressive surgical intervention of pulmonary artery aneurysms in Hughes-Stovin syndrome.
Key word : Hughes-Stovin Syndrome, Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm, Optic Neuritis
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