Pulmonary hemorrhage in an immunocompromised, thrombocytopenic patient. How to make a difficult diagnosis.
Bilateral, diffuse infiltrates visible on chest radiographs of an immunocompromised patient suggest the possibility of infection, but occasionally other interesting conditions are responsible for the clinical picture. In this article, the authors describe a case in which special procedures were necessary to make the correct diagnosis.
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Clinical Center, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing 48824-1315.
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D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications*