Massive hemoptysis in a woman with seizures.
A 53-year-old woman presented with a productive cough, fever, chills, and night sweats of one month's duration. She reported having had lightly blood-streaked sputum initially but then experiencing massive hemoptysis (> 200 mL/2 hr). Since the onset of symptoms, she had had malaise, body aches, and a 27-lb weight loss. For the last two weeks, she had also had increasing shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain.
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Department of Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
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D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015431:Weight Loss