[Hemoptysis: an uncommun case].
Defined as an expectoration of blood from the subglottic airways, the hemoptysis is a symptom that suggests a variety of pathologies that can be more or less benign and even fatal, a life threatening for the person who suffers it. Between the most common causes we have bronchitis, bronchiectasis and bronchopulmonary neoplasia. Less frequent causes are: Goodpasture's syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, between others. The authors present a case of hemoptysis in a patient who suffered sudden aggravation of his general state with the need for intensive care.
Trindade E Silva
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Serviços de Medicina Interna e de Pneumologia, Hospital de Sousa Martins, Guarda.
Cabrera
Heidy
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Vázquez
Francisco
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Lopes
Luísa
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Tavares
Alcina
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D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged