Management of Recurrent Lung Infections in a Case of Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E (or Job’s) Syndrome by M Arsenault, V Echave, C Fish, J-P Praud

“…When she was 12 years old, pulmonary deterioration (increased frequency of pulmonary infections, hemoptysis, radiological destruction or the right middle lobe) led 10 a right middle lobectomy. …”
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Atypical pulmonary manifestations suggestive of lung cancer in behçet’s disease with spontaneously regressing lymphadenopathy and a lung mass: a case report by So-yun Kim, Min-kyung Yeo, Subin Im, Chaeuk Chung

“…Case presentation We report the case of a 56-year-old East Asian male with a 27-year history of BD, who had no respiratory symptoms, such as hemoptysis, cough, or fever. Chest imaging revealed lymph node enlargement and a lung mass, initially raising concerns of malignancy. …”
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Severe Maternal Morbidity Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy by Matthew J. Blitz, Adiel Fleischer

“…She presented to the emergency department complaining of cough with hemoptysis and shortness of breath. She developed hypoxic respiratory failure and was admitted to the intensive care unit. …”
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis in a Referral Hospital in Mexico City by Alejandro Hernández Solís, Javier Araiza Santibáñez, Jazmín Guadalupe Tejeda Olán, Andrea Quintana Martínez, Alejandro Hernández de la Torriente, Rocio de la Torriente Mata

“…Twelve patients were identified, 8 males and 4 females; the predominant symptoms were fever (83%), dyspnea (75%), chest pain (66%), hemoptysis (41%), and weight loss (33%). The computed tomography of the chest showed the following findings: patchy consolidation 12 (100%), hilar adenopathy 6 (50%), pleural effusion 6 (50%), caverns 3 (25%), and solitary pulmonary nodule in one patient (8%). …”
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Pulmonary Talcosis in an Immunocompromised Patient by Thanh-Phuong Nguyen, Sowmya Nanjappa, Manjunath Muddaraju, John N. Greene

“…We report an 82-year-old man who is diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome positive pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with palliative imatinib who presented with chronic hemoptysis and dyspnea shortly after his diagnosis. …”
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Sepsis, Endocarditis, and Purulent Arthritis due to a Rare Zoonotic Infection with Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus by Anne Kirstine Høyer-Nielsen, Shahin Gaini, Anne Kjerulf, Rudi Kollslíð, Torkil Á Steig, Marc Stegger, Jan Jóanesarson

“…The patient presented with dyspnea, hemoptysis, impaired general condition, and severe pain in a swollen left shoulder. …”
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Thoracic Endometriosis: A Presentation of an Uncommon Disease in a Black African Woman by John Omotola Ogunkoya, Taiwo Olufemi Solaja, Akinwale Folarin Ogunlade, Marion Itohan Ogunmola

“…It can manifest as catamenial chest pain, pneumothorax, hemoptysis, hemothorax, catamenial haemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules. …”
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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single Center Retrospective Study in Malaysia by Piem Jie Leong, Anna Farazilah Mohd Salleh

“…More than half were presented with all three symptoms: fever (57%), dyspnea (71.4%), and hemoptysis (85.7%). Kidney involvement was present in all cases. …”
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A Challenging Twist in Pulmonary Renal Syndrome by Rajaie Namas, Bernard Rubin, Wamidh Adwar, Alireza Meysami

“…A 75-year-old African American woman with history of high blood pressure on hydralazine for 3 years presented with acute onset of shortness of breath and hemoptysis. Lab workup revealed a severe normocytic anemia and a serum creatinine of 5.09 mg/dL (baseline 0.9). …”
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Massive Pulmonary Hemorrhage from Bronchial Varix by Michael Agustin, Scott Shay, Jose Gonzalez, Pei Liu, Nancy Lentz, Anna Shapiro, Nat Dumrongmongcolgul, Michael Torres, Vasin Jungtrakoolchai

“…We present a case of massive hemoptysis from a bleeding bronchial varix. In the absence of immediate complex endobronchial therapy in the island of Guam, this case was initially managed with nebulized and intravenous tranexamic acid. …”
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Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture after Endotracheal Intubation: A Case Report by Silvana Kraleva, Tatjana Trojikj, Darko Talevski, Dola Malefski, Gordana Bozinovska Beaka

“…Diagnosis is based on the occurrence of symptoms that are not specific but highly suggestive: subcutaneous emphysema, respiratory insufficiency, pneumothorax, and hemoptysis. The appearance of subcutaneous emphysema as a first sign plays a main role for early diagnosis and rapid appropriate treatment. …”
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Outcomes of segmentectomy versus lobectomy in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis by José de Sá Moraes Neto, Isabele Alves Chirichela, Alessandro Wasum Mariani, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes

“…ABSTRACT Objective: Surgical resection remains the gold standard treatment for bronchiectasis in patients who present with hemoptysis or suppuration, as well as in those who do not respond to clinical treatment. …”
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Dabie bandavirus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae co-infection: a case report by Yasi Tu, Miao Deng, Xueying Zhang, Tianxin Xiang, Daxian Wu

“…Case presentation Here we reported a 57-year-old healthy male who was admitted with the presentations of fever, cough, hemoptysis, and hypotension. Laboratory investigations revealed thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and organ dysfunction of liver and kidney. …”
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The first case of esophageal mediastinal fistula after immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: case report and literature review by Tianxiao Fu, Jiu Chen, Bing Xiong, Guolin Wu

“…About one week after Tislelizumab immunotherapy, the patient suddenly developed high fever accompanied by coughing and choking on water, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and hemoptysis. Following the completion of bronchial artery computed tomography angiography (CTA), imaging suggested the presence of esophageal mediastinal fistula. …”
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Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting with Metastasis to the Pancreas by Firas Warda, Sam Ho, Enoch Kuo, Dinesh Rao, Marilu Jurado-Flores

“…We present a 46-year-old male patient who presented with a neck mass associated with shortness of breath and hemoptysis. He was found to have a large thyroid mass on imaging. …”
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Diagnosis dan Penatalaksanaan Tumor Ganas Laring by Dolly Irfandy, Sukri Rahman

“…Patients with laryngeal tumors usually present with complaints of hoarseness, respiratory obstruction,<br />dysphagia, odynophagia and hemoptysis. Diagnosis of laryngeal cancer is made by medical history, clinical<br />examination using a rigid or fiberoptic endoscope and biopsy. …”
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Cavitated Conglomerate Mass in Silicosis Indicating Associated Tuberculosis by Pedro Martins, Edson Marchiori, Gláucia Zanetti, Antonio Muccillo, Nina Ventura, Viviane Brandão, Mariana Leite Pereira, Carolina Pesce Lamas Constantino, Guilherme Abdalla, Romulo Varella de Oliveira, Rodrigo Canellas

“…We describe the case of a 55-year-old man with chronic silicosis who presented with hemoptysis and a cavitated conglomerate mass. The final diagnosis was silicotuberculosis.…”
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Analysis of Fungi in the Respiratory Tract of Patients with Tuberculosis at the Palembang Public Health Laboratory Center (BBLKM Palembang) by Herry Hermansyah, Sri Sulpha Siregar, Erwin Edyansyah

“…The purpose of this study was to find out the frequency distribution of tuberculosis based on the characteristics of patients (age, gender, and type of fungi) and to investigate the statistical distribution of fungi based on the characteristics of sputum i.e color (mucopurulent), consistency (viscosity), and blood presence (hemoptysis). This study used an analytical research design with an observational cross-sectional approach. …”
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Factors related to the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective case-control study by Fang Ding, Wenjing Liu, Xiaoying Hu, Chunyan Gao

“…Results In comparison with the non-progression group, the progression group had significantly higher age, smoking behavior, COPD history, hemoptysis history, CRP levels, IL-6 levels, and Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) scores, exhibiting significantly lower FEV1, FEV1% predicted, PaO2, and PaCO2. …”
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Eight patients with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor treated with rigid bronchoscopy by Byeong-Ho Jeong, Rong Lih Ho, Ho Yun Lee, Joungho Han, Hojoong Kim

“…Dyspnea was the predominant symptom in cases where the tumor was centrally located (n = 6), whereas hemoptysis was the predominant symptom in peripherally located tumors (n = 2). …”
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