Pulmonary cryptococcosis can be clinically silent in non-HIV infected patients but can also present as nodules and masses on the chest radiograph, which can be mistaken for tuberculosis or lung cancer. Common symptoms include fever and cough, and uncommonly haemoptysis. This report illustrates a non-HIV infected patient whose main complaint was haemoptysis and headache. He was diagnosed with pu...

A 47-year-old man with a negative Mantoux test received infliximab 800 mg fortnightly in August 2005 for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. He developed haemoptysis after receiving the third dose in September 2005 and therefore infliximab was stopped. CT thorax in April 2006 showed evidence of mycetoma at the left upper lobe (fig 1A, B). In view of persistent haemoptysis and radiological dete...

Although the frequency of haemoptysis in Eisenmenger's syndrome is well recognised, the high prevalence of pulmonary artery thrombus has been newly appreciated through the growing use of non-invasive imaging. Three patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome with haemoptysis are reported who underwent computed tomography pulmonary angiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Each patient was fou...

Although the frequency of haemoptysis in Eisenmenger’s syndrome is well recognised, the high prevalence of pulmonary artery thrombus has been newly appreciated through the growing use of non-invasive imaging. Three patients with Eisenmenger’s syndrome with haemoptysis are reported who underwent computed tomography pulmonary angiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Each patient was fou...

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The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of the chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan for estimating the severity of haemoptysis, localize the bleeding site and to determine a cause of the bleeding. We reviewed 80 consecutive patients who were admitted to a respiratory intensive care unit (RICU) for haemoptysis and who underwent unenhanced HRCT scanning and fibre-optic...

Leech infestation can cause many different clinical symptoms such as epistaxis, haemoptysis, haematemesis, and vaginal bleeding. Therefore leech infestation should be considered as a cause of unexplained severe anemia in rural areas where aquatic leeches are common. In this paper we report a case of pharyngeal leech infestation (Limnatis nilotica) presenting with haemoptysis, and epistaxis whic...

A 16 year old patient who presented with haemoptysis as the main manifestation of the infection of an aortic patch graft is reported. The importance of being alert about the possibility of an aortobronchial fistula in patients with haemoptysis who have been previously subjected to cardiovascular surgery is emphasized.

A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'Does tranexamic acid stop haemoptysis'? Altogether 49 papers were found using the reported search strategy, of which 13 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, releva...

Severe haemoptysis due to nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is considered a grim condition, and there is still scarce data on its characteristics and outcome, despite new imaging and treatment modalities. This retrospective study sought to describe the clinical characteristics, pathophysiology and outcome of NSCLC-related haemoptysis. We included 125 consecutive patients with severe haemoptysis...