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Am. J. Clin. Pathol. · Nov 2009
Case ReportsEmbolization of hydrophilic catheter coating to the lungs: report of a case mimicking granulomatous vasculitis.
- Robert W Allan, Hassan Alnuaimat, William D Edwards, and Henry D Tazelaar.
- Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0275, USA.
- Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 2009 Nov 1; 132 (5): 794-7.
AbstractHydrophilic coatings are used on intravascular devices to facilitate ease of manipulation and to minimize complications such as thrombosis during a procedure and vasospasm after a procedure. We report a case of embolization of hydrophilic coating of a central venous catheter to the lung that resulted in cavitary lung nodules in a 34-year-old woman. The microscopic features of this unusual complication warrant emphasis so that pathologists will not overlook the embolic foreign material and make a faulty diagnosis of noniatrogenic granulomatous vasculitis.
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