A 52-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with severe haemoptysis and dyspnoea. She had had repeated haemoptysis starting 18 months before admission and for the last eight months this had cccurred almost daily. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy and a bronchogram had been normal. Several sputa samples were negative for acid-fast bacilli. On admission physical examination showed tachycardia, tachypn...

To cite: Tunsupon P, Yampikulsakul P, Punnanithinont N. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015214081 DESCRIPTION A 22-year-old woman was referred for management of intermittent haemoptysis. She had been diagnosed with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) when she was 5 years old and had undergone coil embolisation for treatment of pulmonary a...

A 41-year-old businessman was admitted to National Taiwan University Hospital for evaluation of a 2-week history of haemoptysis productive of 50–100 mL of fresh blood daily. The patient stated that haemoptysis had first occurred 10 yrs earlier, had lasted for about 1 month and had spontaneously subsided. Both episodes of haemoptysis were preceded by flu-like symptoms. There was no past history ...

Dieulafoy's vascular malformation has not been described outside the gastrointestinal tract. Two cases are reported in which this vascular abnormality arose in right lower lobe bronchi, both of which presented with massive haemoptysis.

Dear Editor, A 55-year-female, house wife, non-smoker, morbidly obese (BMI>35) with no other co-morbidities or pre-existing lung disease presented to the emergency room complaints of highgrade fever, cough minimal sputum, progressive breathlessness, streaky haemoptysis, and anorexia for past 5 days. She was admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) severe COVID-19 pneumonia three months back had...