Massive Hemoptysis in a Woman with Seizures

A 53-year-old woman presented with a productive cough, fever, chills, and night sweats of one month's duration. She reported having had lightly blood-streaked sputum initially but then experiencing massive hemoptysis (>200 mL/2 hr). Since the onset of symptoms, she had had malaise, body ache...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hospital practice (1995) 1997-10, Vol.32 (10), p.23-26
Hauptverfasser: Adelman, Harold M., Wallach, Paul M., Altus, Philip, Solomon, David, Truitt, Charlotte A., Dizon, Michelle N., Matfin, Glenn
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Zusammenfassung:A 53-year-old woman presented with a productive cough, fever, chills, and night sweats of one month's duration. She reported having had lightly blood-streaked sputum initially but then experiencing massive hemoptysis (>200 mL/2 hr). Since the onset of symptoms, she had had malaise, body aches, and a 27-lb weight loss. For the last two weeks, she had also had increasing shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain.
ISSN:2154-8331
2377-1003
DOI:10.1080/21548331.1997.11443575