Arteriovenous malformation of the base lingua in pregnancy: case report

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the head and neck is a rare vascular anomaly but when present is persistent and progressive in nature and can represent itself truly as a lethal benign disease. We present here an unusual case of an AVM of the base lingua in a 32year old primigravida at 23.2 weeks of gestation with an history of hemoptysis. The patient was admitted to hospital with 10.7 g/dl of Hemoglobin and 32.1% of hematocrit but due to recurrent massive hemoptysis in the days after dropped to 6.7 g/dl of Hemoglobin and 20.2% of hematocrit which required immediate blood transfusions. To maintain upper airways the patient underwent tracheostomy; during angiography, showing a AVM with it…

‘Malformazione artero-venosa del base lingua’ in gravidanza,….mito o realtà: case report