Disease relevance of Hemoptysis

• Significant univariate predictors (P < 0.05) of early recurrence and cancer-death were: male sex; the presence of symptoms; chest pain; type of cough; hemoptysis; tumor size > 3 cm diameter (T2); poor differentiation; vascular invasion; erbB-2 expression; p53 expression; and a higher KI-67 proliferation index (> 5%) [1].
• Desmopressin therapy for massive hemoptysis associated with severe leptospirosis [2].
• We used light microscopy to examine, at autopsy, bronchial arteries in three patients with cystic fibrosis who died, respectively, 10, 16, and 28 months after bronchial artery embolization with barium sulfate-impregnated polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to control hemoptysis [3].
• The triad of cough, dyspnea, and hemoptysis should raise clinical suspicion [4].
• Paragonimiasis: an infrequent but treatable cause of hemoptysis in systemic lupus erythematosus [5].

High impact information on Hemoptysis

• Use of intracavitary amphotericin B in a patient with aspergilloma and recurrent hemoptysis [6].
• In a 65 year old man with hemoptysis, chest pain, weight loss, clubbing of the digits and a large mediastinal mass, the superior vena cava syndrome developed [7].
• We concluded that BAE is a relatively safe and effective means of treating significant hemoptysis in patients with CF [8].
• Hemoptysis. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria [9].
• Nitrofurantoin urinary prophylaxis was started on postoperative day 13 but coughing and mild hemoptysis began 2 days later [10].

Chemical compound and disease context of Hemoptysis

• Amiodarone-associated hemoptysis [11].
• Consideration should be given to prophylactic warfarin therapy despite the potential risk of significant hemoptysis in this patient population [12].
• Eight patients (47%) required other immunosuppressants (hydroxychloroquine or azathioprine) in addition to prednisone to control their hemoptysis [13].
• 5. Control of hemoptysis was observed in 46 patients (85%) at 1 month [14].
• Following the institution of intravenous therapy with acyclovir, the patient developed fever, hemoptysis, and a pleural friction rub [15].

Anatomical context of Hemoptysis

• Conditions such as idiopathic and acquired cardiomyopathy, ischemic heart disease, and valvular dysfunction may underlie symptoms such as dyspnea, chest pain, and hemoptysis that prompt the request for CT of the thorax [16].
• The triad of chronic cough, sputum production, and hemoptysis always should bring bronchiectasis to mind as a possible cause [17].
• We describe a 42-year-old male HCC patient with chest wall metastasis complicated by hemothorax with an unusual presentation of massive hemoptysis [18].

Gene context of Hemoptysis

• In patients with hemoptysis, we measured the serum VEGF levels three months after the initiation of therapy [19].
• Hemoptysis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may occur in up to 17% of cases [5].
• Recurrent hemoptysis following a systemic-to-pulmonary anastomosis in a child with a complex congenital cardiomyopathy [20].
• There were three episodes of hemoptysis, two with pleuritic pain (in the BAL group) that settled without intervention [21].
• Massive hemoptysis is not commonly seen in patients who have nasopharyngeal carcinoma [22].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Hemoptysis

• Aerosolized vasopressin is a safe and effective treatment for mild to moderate recurrent hemoptysis in palliative care patients [23].
• Fluke infection must be considered in the differential diagnosis of hemoptysis in SLE [5].
• A 25-year-old woman who suffered from hemoptysis during her menstrual periods was at first treated with lynestrenol, but the hemoptysis recurred immediately after treatment [24].
• CASE SUMMARY: A 73-year-old white man developed an elevated INR and mild hemoptysis as a result of an interaction between warfarin and telithromycin 800 mg/day [25].
• Despite therapy with prednisone, cyclophosphamide and plasma exchanges, serum creatinine (Scr) progressively increased up to 10.3 mg/dl (936 mumol/l) and hemoptysis recurred 3 months after initiation of treatment [26].

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