Lobectomy in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis by Shahid I Sheikh, Karen McCoy, Nancy A Ryan-Wenger, Alpa Patel, Stephen Kirkby

“…BACKGROUND: Some patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) develop severe but localized lung disease or recurrent hemoptysis/pneumothorax refractory to conventional medical therapies.…”
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A Rare Case of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Secondary to Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis by Kunal Grover, Hadeel Zainah, Shubhita Bhatnagar, Tricia Stein

“…While histoplasmosis has been reported to cause hemoptysis and alveolar hemorrhage in children, the English language literature lacks any adult case reports documenting this association. …”
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Identifying Risk Factors Associated With False‐Negative Results in US‐Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Lung Biopsy of Subpleural Pulmonary Lesions by Jiawei Yi, Mengjun Shen, Junhui He, Runhe Xia, Xinyu Zhao, Yin Wang

“…Conclusion Risk factors associated with false‐negative results included advanced age (> 56 years), small‐sized lesion (< 3 cm), presence of necrosis in the lesion, CEUS showing hyper‐enhancement or iso‐enhancement of the lesion, and hemoptysis or pneumothorax during puncture. Trial Registration: Number: ChiCTR2000029749…”
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Endobronchial Electrocautery and Argon Plasma Coagulation: A Practical Approach by Alain Tremblay, Charles-Hugo Marquette

“…Malignant airway obstruction, hemoptysis, web-like stenosis, stent related granulation tissue and early lung carcinomas are the most common indications for treatment. …”
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Pulmonary Nodules as an Initial Manifestation of Behçet’s Disease by M. Malekmohammad, A. Emamifar

“…This report describes a 36-year-old man with recurrent fever, nonmassive hemoptysis, and persistent cough with lung nodules in CT scan who had undergone open lung biopsy. …”
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Endobronchial Lipomatous Polyp: A Rare Benign Tumor of the Lung by Salim Surani, Karen Allen, Saherish Surani, Joseph Varon

“…Lipomatous polyp often leads to endobronchial lesion, associated with postobstructive pneumonia, hemoptysis, and atelectasis. We hereby present a case and discussion of an elderly man with endobronchial lipomatous polyp, presenting as recurrent pneumonia.…”
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Pneumomediastinum as a Manifestation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis by Ahmed Alhazmi, Mohamed Moulaye Cheikh, Rola Yousef Hassan

“…A 38-year-old hypertensive male with a smoking history presented to the emergency room with significant hemoptysis, arthritis, and a purpuric rash. Other findings included a dropping hemoglobin and acute kidney injury with microscopic hematuria. …”
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Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Aplasia in a Pregnant Patient by Chitra Lal, Jim Barker, Charlie Strange

“…We report a patient who presented with a history of dyspnea, chest pain, and hemoptysis. Imaging established the diagnosis in a newly pregnant female. …”
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Pulmonary vein stenosis or occlusion resulting from radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation can be mistakenly diagnosed as pneumonia: a case report by Jun xian Gong, Ai fen Zong, Yue zhen Gong

“…Clinical signs of PVS/O post-ablation can vary from no symptoms to common respiratory issues like coughing, hemoptysis, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Failure to promptly diagnose and address this condition may result in the need for lung lobectomy and even pose life-threatening risks.…”
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Bronchial Leech Infestation in a 15-Year-Old Female by Mohammad Ashkan Moslehi, Mohammad Hadi Imanieh, Ali Adib

“…This study describes a 15-year-old female who presented with hemoptysis, hematemesis, coughs, melena, and anemia seven months prior to admission. …”
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Anomalous Right Subclavian Artery-Esophageal Fistulae by Courtney Brooke Shires, Michael J. Rohrer

“…We describe the case of a 44-year-old woman who developed massive hemoptysis. Laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, head and neck angiogram, and median sternotomy did not reveal what was presumed initially to be a tracheoinnominate fistula. …”
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A RARE PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE HYDATID CYSTON EITHER SIDE OF DIAPHRAGM by Rana Tabassum Ansari et al

“…In the present study, a 65 years old Afghan ex-smoker male diagnosed with tuberculosis was presented with the symptoms such as cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, shortness of breath on exertion and low-grade fever. …”
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Endobronchial Carcinoid and Concurrent Carcinoid Syndrome in an Adolescent Female by Jonathan D. Cogen, Jonathan Swanson, Thida Ong

“…Common signs and symptoms include persistent cough and wheezing not responsive to bronchodilators, hemoptysis, and recurrent fever. Diagnosis is frequently made by imaging and direct visualization with flexible bronchoscopy; surgery remains the gold standard treatment, and lung-sparing resections should be performed whenever possible. …”
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Urothelial Bladder Cancer with Cavitary Lung Metastases by Anil Kurian, Jason Lee, Abraham Born

“…Imaging performed after the patient began chemotherapy revealed widespread necrosis of the metastatic cavitary masses causing moderate volume hemoptysis.…”
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Cardiac Angiosarcoma by Monique Esteves Cardoso, Leonardo Secchin Canale, Rosana Grandelle Ramos, Edson da Silva Salvador Junior, Stephan Lachtermacher

“…We report a 21-year-old man with fever, dyspnea, and hemoptysis that was diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the right atrium and pulmonary metastasis. …”
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Leptospirosis: An Unusual Cause of ARDS by Marc Clavel, Gwenaelle Lhéritier, Nicolas Weinbreck, Antoine Guerlin, Anthony Dugard, Eric Denes, Philippe Vignon

“…Severe leptospirosis usually associates shock, jaundice, renal failure, and thrombocytopenia. Massive hemoptysis due to diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may rarely occur leading to an acute respiratory failure and multiple organ failure. …”
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Primary Tracheal Schwannoma With Extension to the Thyroid Gland: Management by Srijana Thapa, Ranjan Sapkota, Srijana Khati, Aayush Adhikari

“…We report a case of transmural tracheal schwannoma with extraluminal component extending upto the left thyroid lobe. 40‐year‐old male presented with scanty hemoptysis due to transmural tracheal schwannoma with extraluminal part of tumor extending till the left lobe of thyroid gland. …”
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Missing Screw as a Rare Complication of Anterior Cervical Instrumentation by Yusuf Kurtuluş Duransoy, Mesut Mete, Baha Zengel, Mehmet Selçukı

“…At postoperative month 10, he presented with hemoptysis and dysphagia. Cervical roentgenograms showed anterior migrations of one broken screw and a plate-locking screw at the C6 corpus. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Alveolar Hemorrhage by Omar Tolaymat, Florentina Berianu

“…An 18-year-old male presented with hemoptysis and respiratory distress requiring orotracheal intubation. …”
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Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma: A Case with Unique and Impressive Computed Tomography Findings by Jaspreet S Kambo, Bonnie Richardson, Diana N Ionescu, Tracy Tucker, Greg Kraushaar

“…A 40-year-old woman with mild hemoptysis and thoracic back pain underwent a computed tomography scan that revealed multiple pulmonary lesions, paraesophageal lymphadenopathy and incidental bilateral pulmonary emboli. …”
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