Repeat Episodes of Massive Hemoptysis Due to an Anomalous Origin of the Right Bronchial Artery in a Patient with a History of Coccidioidomycosis

Authors

Blerina Asllanaj, HCA HealthcareFollow
Elizabeth Jane Benge MD, HCA HealthcareFollow
Yi McWhorter, HCA HealthcareFollow
Sapna Bhatia, HCA HealthcareFollow

Division

Far West

Hospital

Mountain View Hospital

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

9-13-2021

Keywords

hemoptysis, therapeutic embolization, coccidioidomycosis

Disciplines

Cardiology | Critical Care | Internal Medicine

Abstract

Anomalous bronchial arteries originate outside the space bound by the T5 and T6 vertebrae at the major bronchi. Here, we highlight a case of a 37-year-old man with a past medical history of coccidioidomycosis and who presented with massive hemoptysis. A bronchial angiogram showed the patient had a right bronchial artery originating anomalously from the left subclavian artery. The patient ultimately underwent a bronchial artery embolization, after which he achieved symptomatic remission.

Publisher or Conference

Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care

Recommended Citation

Asllanaj B, Benge E, McWhworter Y, Bhatia S. Repeat Episodes of Massive Hemoptysis Due to an Anomalous Origin of the Right Bronchial Artery in a Patient with a History of Coccidioidomycosis. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2021;23(3):89-92. https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc037-21