Philippe Camus, M.D.
Dijon, France
XI - Pulmonary vasculopathies
Last update 17/06/2026
Contaminated abused drugs administered IV can produce mycotic pulmonary artey aneurysms (PMID 17581714, 23168064). This complication has also been described in patients with a history of pacemaker implantation
III. Myocardial ischemia - Coronary artery disease
III.a Coronary artery disease (acute) - Myocardial ischemia/infarction
VI. Cardiomyopathy
VI.b Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
IX. Endocardial involvement
IX.a Endocarditis (infective)
X. Pulmonary edema
X.b Pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic (NCPE)
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.a Pulmonary arterial hypertension
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.b Acute pulmonary hypertension
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.e Pulmonary artery aneurysm(s)
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.i Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
XIII. Thrombosis - Embolism
XIII.h Mercury pulmonary embolism
XIII. Thrombosis - Embolism
XIII.k Foreign body pulmonary vasculopathy (Excipient lung disease)
XV. Chest pain
XV.a Chest pain (acute or subacute), lone or prominent
XVI. Hemorrhage - Bleeding - Hematoma(s)
XVI.e Alveolar hemorrhage (AH), diffuse AH (DAH)
XXI. Mediastinal involvement/injury
XXI.c Pneumomediastinum
XXI. Mediastinal involvement/injury
XXI.d Mediastinitis
XXVI. Neuromuscular dysfunction
XXVI.c Acute myelopathy (can cause ARF)
XXX. Imaging features
XXX.f Imaging: Alveolar opacities or haze with a batwing or butterfly distribution
XXXI. Eye catchers
XXXI.e Eye catcher: A batwing or butterfly pattern on chest imaging
XXXIII. Histopathology (for pulmonary pathology see in ‘Pneumotox’ (a free companion App)
XXXIII.l Path: Pulmonary hypertension incl. angiomatoid vasculopathy
XXXIII. Histopathology (for pulmonary pathology see in ‘Pneumotox’ (a free companion App)
XXXIII.n Path: Foreign body embolism, microangiopathy, vasculopathy
XXXIV. Infections
XXXIV.a Septic pulmonary embolism
XXXVIII. Miscellaneous - Varia
XXXVIII.w Foreign body (talc, constarch) retinopathy
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.e Pulmonary artery aneurysm(s)
XII. Pericardial involvement
XII.c Hemopericardium - Bloody pericardial effusion
XIII. Thrombosis - Embolism
XIII.c Cement embolism
XIII. Thrombosis - Embolism
XIII.d Intracardiac bone cement embolism
XIII. Thrombosis - Embolism
XIII.f Fat/oil embolism - The FES embolism syndrome
XVII. Heart injury/trauma/perforation
XVII.a Perforation of the heart - Cardiac rupture
XXII. Acute respiratory/cardiorespiratory failure
XXII.b Acute lung injury - ARDS
XXX. Imaging features
XXX.m Imaging: Foreign body pulmonary embolism
XXXI. Eye catchers
XXXI.b Eye-catcher: Cement (pulmonary) embolism
XXXIII. Histopathology (for pulmonary pathology see in ‘Pneumotox’ (a free companion App)
XXXIII.o Path: Lipid/fat embolism
XXXIII. Histopathology (for pulmonary pathology see in ‘Pneumotox’ (a free companion App)
XXXIII.w Path: Acrylate bone cement pulmonary embolism
XXXVI. Autoimmune syndromes - Systemic reactions or conditions
XXXVI.f Anaphylaxis - Anaphylactoid reaction (either of these can be fatal)
