A 37-Year-Old Woman With Recurrent Hemoptysis

A 37-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of recurrent hemoptysis and coughing. Her symptoms started 2 months after the delivery of her third child. In total, she endured four episodes of hemoptysis. All pregnancies were induced by intracytoplasmic sperm injections. She lacked a pulmonary...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 2019-10, Vol.156 (4), p.e81-e84
Hauptverfasser: Schoonbeek, Rosanne C., Wagenaar, Michiel, Baidoshvili, Alexi, van Veen, Ilonka H.P.A.A.
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Zusammenfassung:A 37-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of recurrent hemoptysis and coughing. Her symptoms started 2 months after the delivery of her third child. In total, she endured four episodes of hemoptysis. All pregnancies were induced by intracytoplasmic sperm injections. She lacked a pulmonary or smoking history and had no history of foreign body aspiration or intubation. There was no dyspnea, dysphagia, fever, or chest pain, and the patient did not complain of purulent sputum. She currently did not use medication and was generally in good health.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2019.05.042