title: Hemoptysis due to Tracheal Diverticulum.
abstract: Tracheal diverticulum is a rare entity with only 79 symptomatic cases reported till date. We herein describe the case of a 38 year old male who presented with recurrent dry cough and hemoptysis and was diagnosed to have tracheal diverticulum on High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) of chest. This was further confirmed on fibre optic bronchoscopy.
authors.affiliation: DNB Respiratory - Post Graduate.
authors.forename: Namrata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kewalramani
authors.affiliation: Consultant Chest physician Department of Chest Medicine, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nene
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications*