Twenty-five cases of massive pulmonary hemorrhage were evaluated by arteriography. Either pulmonary or selective bronchial arteriography or both were performed to confirm or corroborate the clinical diagnosis. In 16 patients, gelfoam embolization of the bronchial artery was effective in causing immediate cessation of the hemorrhage. Only two of the 16 patients had recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage...

We describe two patients with AIDS who developed new diffuse pulmonary infiltrates during the course of their hospitalization. In both cases, the infiltrates were attributed to pulmonary hemorrhage complicating an existing condition rather than representing a new pulmonary process. Identification of pulmonary hemorrhage in these patients allowed for discontinuation of treatment with empiric med...

= Abstract =Pulmonary hemorrhage is a rare and often fatal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and enters the differential diagnosis of diffuse lung disease in patients with SLE. We have recently seen massive pulmonary hemorrhage in a 24 year old SLE patient with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis. Pulmonary hemorrhage was diagnosed by the clinical triad of hemoptysis, anemia...

Excessive bleeding is a major concern during the administration of thrombolytic therapy. Although the great majority of these events occur at sites of vascular interruption, major gastrointestinal, retroperitoneal, genitourinary, and central nervous system hemorrhage are known to occur. We present a patient who developed spontaneous pulmonary hemorrhage during thrombolytic therapy. Lack of reco...

PURPOSE We aimed to assess the correlation between pulmonary hemorrhage and pneumothorax in computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic fine needle aspiration (TTFNA), particularly its possible value as protection against the development of pneumotorax. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the CT images of 538 patients (364 males and 174 females, mean age 70 years, range 36-90 years) who under...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of hemocoagulase to prevent pulmonary hemorrhage in critical newborns on mechanical ventilation. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of an affiliated hospital of a Medical University. CHILDREN Seventy-two critical newborn infants on mechanical ventilation. INTERVENTION The involved neonates were divided randomly into...

IgA nephropathy is the commonest cause of glomerulonephritis worldwide, and is usually a renal-limited disease. In rare cases, IgA nephropathy may also present with a pulmonary-renal syndrome in which pulmonary hemorrhage is a critical feature. Patients presenting with IgA nephropathy and pulmonary hemorrhage have high morbidity and are at high risk for mortality unless rapid immunosuppressive ...

We describe the case of a 36-year-old male who presented to hospital with acute respiratory distress, and hemoptysis after intravenously injecting 20 milliliters pure gasoline. Despite maximum supportive care he died without definitive diagnosis 4 hours presentation hospital. Postmortem examination confirmed diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage as cause death. Our highlights key clinical, pathological ...

Pulmonary hemorrhage is infrequently encountered in pediatrics. It can occur in isolation or in association with an underlying condition. We report a case of diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage as a presenting syndrome of HIV disease.