Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in children

Articles > Article · 2015

Authors: Ülküm Zafer DÖKÜMCÜ, Coşkun ÖZCAN, Hudaver ALPER, Ata ERDENER

Pediatrics International, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2015, vol 57, pp 708-711

DOI: 10.1111/ped.12564

Summary

Although pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are relatively rare in children, they are important in the differential diagnosis of common pulmonary problems, such as hypoxemia, hemoptysis and dyspnea on exertion. We report the cases of two PAVM patients with different presentations and describe the treatment strategies.

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