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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 2154-8331 2377-1003 |
DOI: | 10.1080/21548331.1997.11443575 |