SMJ articles in the category "hemoptysis"

Original Article

Endobronchial Lesions in Patients Presenting with Hemoptysis

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of endobronchial lesions in patients presenting with hemoptysis. We also aimed to characterize features that would predict whether bronchoscopy would be useful. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on 185 consecutive patients who presented with hemoptysis from January…

Posted in: bronchoscopy 5 hemoptysis 4

Case Report

External-Beam Radiotherapy for Massive Hemoptysis Complicating Mediastinal Fibrosis

Fibrosing mediastinitis with bronchial artery hypervascularity is a rare cause of massive hemoptysis. Conventional therapies for massive hemoptysis include pulmonary or bronchial artery embolization, endobronchial tamponade, or lung resection. A patient with fibrosing mediastinitis presented with refractory massive hemoptysis associated with bronchial hypervascularity and was treated with external-beam radiotherapy (XRT)….

Posted in: hemoptysis 4 radiotherapy 6

Case Report

Pulmonary Hemorrhage Syndrome Associated with an Autochthonous Case of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Dengue fever is a major public health problem worldwide. Dengue hemorrhagic fever, a much rarer form of the disease, occurs when a person previously infected with dengue is re-infected with a different viral serotype. In recent years the infection rates of dengue and both clinical syndromes have increased along the…

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Case Report

Endobronchial Myofibroblastic Sarcoma Presenting with Hemoptysis In a Patient with a Normal Chest X-ray

Hemoptysis is an important symptom in clinical practice. The diagnosis of the underlying cause is often difficult, particularly in patients presenting with a normal chest x-ray. We report a case of hemoptysis with a normal chest x-ray due to a rare endobronchial neoplasm: myofibroblastic sarcoma.

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