Table 2. Acquired conditions associated with pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms.
| Etiology | Example |
|---|---|
| Infectious | Syphilis |
| Tuberculosis | |
| Pyogenic bacteria | |
| Endocarditis, septic embolism | |
| Bacterial, viral or fungal pneumonia | |
| Vasculitis | Behcet’s disease |
| Hughes-Stovin syndrome | |
| Pulmonary arterial hypertension | Five groups (Table 3) |
| Chronic pulmonary embolism | – |
| Acute or chronic inflammatory lung disease | Bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis (8) |
| Interstitial lung diseases | |
| COPD | |
| Neoplasm | Primary lung cancer |
| Pulmonary metastasis | |
| Iatrogenic | Cardiac surgery |
| Chest tube placement | |
| Lung biopsy | |
| Pulmonary artery catheter placement | |
| Pulmonary artery angiography | |
| Lung resection | |
| Lung ablation | |
| Prior radiation to chest | |
| Trauma | Gun shot |
| Stab wound | |
| Idiopathic | – |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.