Haemoptysis in healthy children due to unsuspected foreign body.
Haemoptysis in otherwise healthy children is an uncommon event. Two cases of massive haemoptysis, subsequently requiring lobectomy, are discussed. In each case, foreign vegetable matter was identified despite previously normal bronchoscopy and minimal changes on chest radiograph.
Dore
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Landau
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Hallam
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Le Souef
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D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014675:Vegetables