Hellwege, Rubi Stephani Gawaz, Meinrad
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
BackgroundInfective endocarditis has a relevant clinical impact due to its high morbidity and mortality rates. Right-sided endocarditis has lower complication rates than left-sided endocarditis. Common complications are multiple septic pulmonary embolisms, haemoptysis, and acute renal failure. Risk factors associated with right-sided infective endo...
Peys, Elise Stevens, Dieter Weygaerde, Yannick Vande Malfait, Thomas Hermie, Laurens Rogiers, Philippe Depuydt, Pieter Van Braeckel, Eva
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine
BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is an ongoing pandemic that profoundly challenges healthcare systems all over the world. Fever, cough and fatigue are the most commonly reported clinical symptoms.Case presentationA 58-year-old man presented at the emergency de...
Inoue, Mari Enomoto, Tatsuji Kawamoto, Masashi Mikami, Naoto Kuribayashi, Hidehiko Saeki, Noriyuki
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Respirology case reports
The case of a heavy ex-smoking man in his early 70s who presented with haemoptysis and died following rapid progression is presented. The tumour excised by surgery was mostly composed of monotonous large rhabdoid cells showing prominent nucleoli and eosinophilic cytoplasm. On immunohistochemistry with SMARCA4 (BRG-1), the tumour cells showed signif...
Wong, Martin Ngie Liong Tang, Ing Ping Chor, Yek Kee Lau, Kiew Siong John, Anne Rachel Hii, King Ching Lee, Olive Pei Yi Lim, Wooi Kok Tan, Hannah Pei Koon
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BMC Pediatrics
BackgroundHaemoptysis is an uncommon presenting symptom in children and is usually caused by acute lower respiratory tract infection or foreign body aspiration. We report a rare case of right unilateral pulmonary vein atresia (PVA) as the underlying aetiology of recurrent haemoptysis in a child.Case presentationA 4 years old girl presented with his...
Murgo, Salvatore Lheureux, Olivier Taccone, Fabio Vouche, Michael Golzarian, Jafar
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CVIR Endovascular
BackgroundWe found no data in the literature on the embolization of the bronchial arteries in the context of hemoptysis associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We therefore decided to share this experience.Case presentationA 62-year-old patient with no significant medical history was admitted with acute respiratory distress...
Frood, Russell Karthik, Shishir Mirsadraee, Saeed Clifton, Ian Flood, Karen McPherson, Simon J.
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Pulmonary Therapy
Introduction Bronchial artery embolisation (BAE) is an established treatment method for massive haemoptysis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of BAE on in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival in patients with massive haemoptysis. Methods Retrospective review of all cases of acute massive haemoptysis treated by BAE between April 2...
Dupuis, Olivier Delagrange, Laura Dupuis-Girod, Sophie
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
BackgroundHereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a dominantly inherited genetic vascular disorder that has prevalence of 1:5000 to 1:8000, and which is characterised by recurrent epistaxis, cutaneous telangiectasia, and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) that affect many organs including the lungs, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and centra...
Kinoshita, Takahiro Ohbe, Hiroyuki Matsui, Hiroki Fushimi, Kiyohide Ogura, Hiroshi Yasunaga, Hideo
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Critical Care
BackgroundAlthough tranexamic acid is widely used in patients with haemoptysis, whether it improves mortality has not been well investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of tranexamic acid on in-hospital mortality among patients with haemoptysis.MethodsThis was a retrospective study using data from the Japanese Diagnosis Proced...
Stainer, Anna Rice, Alex Devaraj, Anand Barnett, Joseph Luke Donovan, Jacqueline Kokosi, Maria Nicholson, Andrew Gordon Cairns, Tom Wells, Athol Umfrey Renzoni, Elisabetta Augusta
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine
BackgroundDiffuse alveolar haemorrhage (DAH) is characterized by the diffuse accumulation of red blood cells within the alveoli, presence of ground glass opacities and/or consolidation on computed tomography (CT). Aside from identifiable non-immune causes, DAH is classically subdivided into idiopathic (idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis, IPH) and ...
Stainer, A Rice, A Devaraj, A Barnett, JL Donovan, J Kokosi, M Nicholson, AG Cairns, T Wells, AU Renzoni, EA
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Background Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage (DAH) is characterized by the diffuse accumulation of red blood cells within the alveoli, presence of ground glass opacities and/or consolidation on computed tomography (CT). Aside from identifiable non-immune causes, DAH is classically subdivided into idiopathic (idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis, IPH) and...
