Life-threatening hemoptysis in a child: the only symptom.
An 8-year-old girl was evaluated for hemoptysis, 50 mL/day, which lasted for 3 days. Computed thoracic tomography detected a mass lesion in the right lower lobe. During rigid bronchoscopic examination, exanguinating hemoptysis occurred, and a Fogarty balloon catheter was placed in the right intermediate bronchus. Thoracotomy revealed a 2 x 2-cm mass in the right lower lobe. Common basal segmentectomy was performed. Pathological frozen-section analysis confirmed the diagnosis of perforated hydatid cyst.
Toker
Alper
A
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tanju
Serhan
S
Bayrak
Yusuf
Y
Cenesiz
Emre
E
Guler
Nermin
N
Dilege
Sukru
S
Kalayci
Goksel
G
D000293:Adolescent; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous