Hemoptysis and Normal X Ray Chest
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Even after vigorous attempts to identify the cause of it in almost 30% of the cases no definite etiology can be found. With underlying abnormality etiological analysis gets easier, but time and again, hemoptysis patients may have completely normal X ray chest. The common causes of hemoptysis in practice are Tuberculosis (endobronchial), CA lung, tracheitis, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, lung infarcts, trauma and pneumonia.
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