Massive haemoptysis as the presenting symptom in mitral stenosis.
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Massive haemoptysis as the presenting symptom in mitral stenosis.
A 25 year old man had no prior symptoms and had been engaged in sport until a week before admission to hospital, when he had a "mild cold" with cough and one episode of chills. On the day of admission, after coitus, he had suddenly started to cough and expectorated large amounts of blood. On admission to hospital he was severely dyspnoeic and during three hours he expectorated about 1000 ml of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.41.5.413