Radiographic aspects of occult pulmonary haemorrhage.
Patients with leukaemia, on anticoagulant therapy, or with disseminated intravascular coagulation may develop occult pulmonary haemorrhage; it will mimic pulmonary oedema, pulmonary hemosiderosis or opportunistic infections. It can be diagnosed by bronchopulmonary lavage. The radiographic changes are described and the differential diagnosis discussed in a series of 12 such patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications