A Case of Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Koh, Youn Suck; Kim, Dong Seon; Park, Sung Soo; Lee, Jung Hee; Seo, Heung Suk

doi:1987.34.2.177

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 34(2); 1987 > Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1987;34(2):177-181.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1987.34.2.177 Published online June 1, 1987.

A Case of Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Youn Suck Koh¹, Dong Seon Kim¹, Sung Soo Park¹, Jung Hee Lee¹, Heung Suk Seo²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang Univesity, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Diagnostic Radioloy, College of Medicine, Hanyang Univesity, Seoul, Korea

폐동맥 혈전,색전증 1예

고윤석¹, 김동선¹, 박성수¹, 이정희¹, 서흥석²

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism nearly always results from deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities and pelvis. The patients who is a 29-year-old man with chief complaints of breathlessness and recurrent hemoptysis was identified with pulmonary angiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Venous thrombosis of the left lower extremity was confirmed by venography. We report a case of pulmonary thromboembolism with references.