Haemoptysis in eosinophilic granuloma.
Eosinophilic granuloma of bone may involve the lung in about 20% of cases (Lewis 1964); and may present in the lung without other organ involvement. Haemoptysis occurs in about 10% of cases for unknown reasons. I document here a case with typical presentation and course, but which was complicated by haemoptysis of increasing severity leading to death. The cause of haemoptysis was diagnosed at fibreoptic bronchoscopy.
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001980:Bronchi / Q000382:microbiology; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000150:complications*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male