title: [Hemoptysis].
abstract: We report on a patient with hemoptysis and discuss the differential diagnosis and the relevant diagnostic steps. The importance of the patient's history and of the clinical findings, as well as the value of the radiological and endoscopic workup, are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department für Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Böhler
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Russi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Hämoptoe.