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Final ID: Poster #: CR-030

Necrotizing Pulmonary Artery Pseudo-aneurysms: A Rare Case of Hughes Stovin Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient

Purpose or Case Report: A 16 year old previously healthymale patient who initially presented with daily recurrent fevers and chills lasting 5-10 minutes. His parents brought him to a tertiary care hospital after developing vomiting and weight loss in the setting of progressively worsening fevers. Initial work up was remarkable for elevated CRP and a negative infectious workup. An MR enterography ordered to evaluate for a cause of weight loss demonstrated incidental lung base lesions. Follow up CTA revealed a lesion within the right ventricle and multiple lung nodules, concerning for endocarditis and septic emboli. He underwent two surgical resections over two months for the ventricular mass. Pathology revealed findings consistent with necrotizing endocarditis. During his hospital course, he was found to have a left cephalic venous thrombosis and was placed on Xarelto, later developing a right subclavian vein thrombus while on anticoagulation. He was readmitted 1 month later after presenting for right chest and right upper quadrant pain. Initial chest X-ray revealed right lower lobe mass and follow up CTA revealed two large right pulmonary artery pseudo-aneurysms. He underwent cardiac catheterization for pre-operative coiling of the pseudo-aneurysms and subsequent right lower lobectomy. Pathology revealed necrotizing arteritis and pulmonary artery pseudo-aneurysms. Based on clinical presentation and further work up, he was diagnosed with Hughes Stovin Syndrome and started on Cytoxan and Apixaban. While not yet considered in remission, his symptoms have improved since initiating treatment.

Hughes Stovin Syndrome (HSS) is a rare disorder characterized by thrombophlebitis as well as multiple pulmonary and/or bronchial aneurysms. There is a male predilection, usually presenting between 12-48 years. There have been less than 40 cases published in the English literature. HSS is thought to be a variant of Bechet’s but does not present with oral or genital ulcers. The lack oral and genital ulcers in this patient excluded a diagnosis of Bechet’s. The underlying cause of HSS is unclear but is believed to be due to angiodysplasia or infection. Since there is no formally described diagnostic criteria, the clinical presentation of thrombophlebitis with pulmonary artery aneurysms characterize the disease.

We present this case to illustrate the clinical presentation of a rare and possibly under recognized syndrome.
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  • Gagnon, Marie-helene  ( Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia , United States )
  • Richer, Edward  ( Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia , United States )
  • Alazraki, Adina  ( Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia , United States )
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