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A 25-year-old Japanese woman, complaining of catamenial hemoptysis and severe cough complicated with menorrhalgia, was diagnosed as having pulmonary and pelvic endometriosis. She was treated with danazol for 20 weeks. Significant improvement of her condition was achieved during the treatment period. Catamenial hemoptysis recurred at the first menstruation after termination of the treatment. Readministration of danazol was refused. Therefore, surgical removal of the affected lobe of the right lung was performed. Cases of this rare disorder are reviewed.
Obstet Gynecol 1985 Sep
PMID:A case of endometriosis of the lung treated with danazol. 402 19

Exsanguinating hemoptysis accompanied removal of an endobronchial foreign body in a 12-year-old child. Preparations to treat this complication should be made prior to removal of any foreign body of prolonged sojourn in the tracheobronchial tree.
Chest 1985 Sep
PMID:Massive hemoptysis associated with foreign body removal. 402 62

A 23-year-old man experienced hemoptysis in 1968, secondary to papillary carcinoma of the thyroid with metastasis to the lungs. The patient was treated initially with thyroidectomy and Iodine- 131 (131I), and subsequently with radical neck dissection. Following a period of fifteen years in which the patient was well clinically, he experienced recurrent hemoptysis. No other source of bleeding was identified, and the hemoptysis was attributed to the lung metastases of the thyroid carcinoma.
J Nucl Med 1985 Sep
PMID:Hemoptysis as the sole presentation of thyroid carcinoma. 403 45

Standard fiberoptic bronchoscopes with external diameters of more than 4.5 mm are commonly used to diagnose pulmonary diseases in adults. A smaller bronchoscope with an external diameter of 3.5 mm has been in use to examine pediatric airway disorders. Three adult patients, 2 with hemoptysis and 1 with cough, when examined using the standard fiberoptic bronchoscope, had nondiagnostic findings. Subsequent examination using the pediatric fiberoptic bronchoscope revealed endobronchial lesions in all 3 patients. On the basis of the findings of pediatric bronchoscopic examination, it was possible to provide appropriate therapeutic decisions, which may not have resulted from the standard bronchoscopic examinations. The smaller external diameter of the pediatric bronchoscope will enable the bronchoscopist to detect endobronchial lesions in smaller airways that cannot be visualized by the standard fiberoptic bronchoscopes.
Am Rev Respir Dis 1985 Sep
PMID:The use of the pediatric fiberoptic bronchoscope in adults. 403 44

The results of bronchography in 96 consecutive patients investigated for haemoptysis at Papworth Hospital from 1975 to 1983 were reviewed. None of the patients included in this study gave a history suggestive of bronchiectasis and neither chest radiography nor fibreoptic bronchoscopy had shown a cause for the bleeding. Bronchography was performed through the fibreoptic bronchoscope and all included in the study showed both lungs adequately. The chest radiographic appearances were compared with the bronchographic findings. Seven of 12 patients with appearances suggesting old fibrosis showed bronchiectasis, as did eight of 10 with radiographic appearances suggestive of bronchiectasis. Eleven out of 74 patients with normal chest radiographs, however, also showed bronchiectasis. This group of 11 was compared with the other 63 but no clinical feature was found to be significantly associated with the presence of bronchiectasis. Although bronchography is now rarely used in the investigation of haemoptysis, this high yield (15%) of bronchiectasis indicates that its use should be reappraised. Follow up of the patients indicated that bronchography was not reliable at diagnosing peripheral bronchial carcinomas, which became evident later in two cases, and that asthma was present in 15 (24%) of the 63 patients with both normal chest radiographs and normal bronchograms.
Thorax 1985 Sep
PMID:Does bronchography have a role in the assessment of patients with haemoptysis? 406 Jan 7

One hundred cases of paragonimiasis from Saraburi province, Thailand were studied with respect to epidemiology, clinical manifestations, radiography and treatment. Highly endemic areas were Cha-om and Sum-pugpaew villages in Kang-koy district. The ratio of male to female was 48:52. Uncooked crabs and shrimps are the second intermediate hosts of Paragonimus. Hemoptysis and chronic cough were the main symptoms; with crepitations and rhonchi in both lungs. There was no specific changes in chest X-rays of the lungs, except in cases of hemoptysis where changes in pulmonary vessels were observed. Tomograms of the lungs provided 100% accuracy and confirmation of diagnosis of pulmonary paragonimiasis. Praziquantel 25 my/kg body weight three times a day for 2 days gave a cure rate of 90%, mebendazole plus emetine hydrochloride gave a cure rate of 70% and mebendazole alone was not effective.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1984 Sep
PMID:Studies on paragonimiasis: treatment with mebendazole, emetine with mebendazole and praziquantel. 639 52

Massive hemoptysis occurs in 50% to 70% of patients with cystic fibrosis and carries an immediate mortality of up to 32%. Cystic fibrosis is regarded by many as a disease in which thoracic operations are ill-advised. A 21-year-old woman with mild cystic fibrosis presented with unrelenting massive hemoptysis, was not helped by medical management, and underwent a successful left upper lobectomy. We suggest that thoracotomy does have a role in the management of massive hemoptysis in selected patients with cystic fibrosis. On the basis of our case and all other cases reported in the English literature, we suggest criteria for determining which patients are suitable candidates for emergency thoracotomy.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1983 Sep
PMID:Emergency lobectomy for massive hemoptysis in cystic fibrosis. 641 98

Disseminated mycobacterial disease due to Mycobacterium szulgai occurred in a previously healthy young man. The clinical picture included fever, mediastinal and generalized lymphadenopathy, hemoptysis, and skin lesions but was dominated by progressive multifocal osteomyelitis. Immunological studies revealed a decrease in T-lymphocyte reaction to mitogens, but this was tested late in the course of the disease and may have been secondary. In spite of repeated surgical drainage and treatment with multiple antituberculous drugs for a period of two years, new lesions continue to appear mainly in the bones. Mycobacterium szulgai was isolated from 28 bone specimens, as well as from skin lesions and sputum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of disseminated disease due to this organism.
Arch Intern Med 1984 Sep
PMID:Disseminated mycobacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium szulgai. 647 9

We report 12 cases of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma that invaded the trachea. In all of these cases, we performed a hemithyroidectomy, including the isthmus, with an accompanying neck dissection and resection of the trachea. Six of 12 patients experienced hemoptysis, and a diagnosis of tracheal invasion was made preoperatively in nine patients by tracheal endoscopy and computed tomography. Histologic diagnosis was confirmed by a preoperative biopsy in one case only. An end-to-end anastomosis of the trachea was performed in five patients, an anastomosis between the cricoid cartilage and the trachea was performed in five patients, and an anastomosis between the thyroid cartilage and the trachea was performed in two patients. One patient with a recurrence of tumor died of tracheal bleeding 11/2 years later. One patient died of massive gastrointestinal bleeding postoperatively. The remaining ten patients have been doing well from three months to five years two months postoperatively.
Arch Surg 1984 Sep
PMID:Radical operation for thyroid carcinoma invading the trachea. 647 16

We present a case to illustrate that pulmonary artery malformation is a potential diagnosis in patients with nonresolving perfusion defects. The diagnosis can usually be made by the history, physical examination, chest roentgenogram, and ventilation-perfusion scanning. If the patient's clinical symptoms are inconsistent with the scan, then pulmonary angiography is warranted. Pleuritic chest pain, hypoxemia, and a perfusion defect are nonspecific and should not be interpreted as indicative of pulmonary embolism but only that it has not been ruled out. Anticoagulation is risky because these patients are already at increased risk for pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis.
South Med J 1984 Sep
PMID:Pulmonary artery malformation syndrome. 648 83


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