Pulmonary hemorrhage can be classified as either proximal or distal (alveolar). Causes of proximal hemorrhage include infection, foreign body aspiration, pulmonary embolus, trauma, vascular malformation, and pulmonary hypertension. Causes of distal or diffuse alveolar hemorrhage are divided by the histologic presence or absence of capillaritis, which is characterized by inflammation of the alve...

et al. reported that their patient had elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure at the time of catheterization. In addition, Sitges et al8 reported a case of pulmonary hemorrhage following abciximab use who had radiographic evidence of pulmonary congestion before administration. This probable correlation was also supported by Khanlou et al,9 who reported 6 patients with pulmonary hemorrhage ...

background and objective: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are the treatment of choice for ductal closure in premature newborn. this study evaluates early and late outcome, as well as the effectiveness of oral ibuprofen in the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (pda) in premature infants. methods: in this clinical trial, all preterm infants below 37 weeks, with documentation of pda were...

was confirmed pathologically. Our patient had no underlying predisposing factors for pulmonary hemorrhage apart from heart failure. We conclude that pulmonary hemorrhage is a rare but important complication of thrombolytic therapy. Underlying pulmonary disease, pulmonary artery catheterization, or pulmonary edema may predispose to this event. Pulmonary hemorrhage should be considered in the dif...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The use of abciximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody Fab fragment specific for platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors, is associated with improved outcome after angioplasty and stent placement. Major complications include bleeding, but pulmonary hemorrhage has been reported rarely. This study was done to identify patients with pulmonary hemorrhage following abciximab infusion ...

Hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (hs-PDA) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among preterm infants, affecting more than 40% infants. A persistent hs-PDA can problems, especially in premature Thus, the early closure important to prevent several comorbidities such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), pulmonary edema/hemorrhage, devel...

A 45-year-old man presented with dyspnea and hemoptysis during exercise. A chest computed tomography (CT) revealed multifocal diffuse patchy ground glass opacity and interlobular septal thickening in both the lungs. Permeability pulmonary edema or pulmonary hemorrhage was suspected. Serologic studies for autoimmune disorders and vasculitis were negative. There was no laboratory evidence of coag...

D ifferential diagnosis between pulmonary infarction and pneumonia is a frequent problem in general practice. Pulmonary infarction occurs in about 15 percent of pulmonary emboli. Its definition is radiologic or ‘ In clinical situations, only the radiologic definition is helpful: a parenchymal opacity lies in the territory of the thromboembolism and is characterized by its grossly triangular sha...

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical course, neonatal morbidity, and neurodevelopmental outcomes of very low-birth-weight (<1500 g) children who develop pulmonary hemorrhage. DESIGN A retrospective case-control study in which 58 very low-birth-weight infants who developed pulmonary hemorrhage during 1990 through 1994, of whom 29 survived, were each matched to the next admitted infant who requir...