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Hemoptysis in a referral hospital for pulmonology
Fernando Luiz Cavalcanti Lundgren1, Ana Maria Costa, Lícia Caldas Figueiredo
1Hospital Geral Otávio de Freitas, Recife, PE, Brasil. lundgrenf@gmail.com
Objective:
To determine the main causes of hemoptysis and to classify this symptom, in terms of the amount of blood expectorated, in patients hospitalized at a referral hospital for pulmonology.
Methods:
The study included 50 patients with hemoptysis admitted to the pulmonology ward of a general hospital in the city of Recife, Brazil, between July of 2005 and February of 2006. The data of interest were analyzed and compared with those in the literature.
Results:
The most common cause of hemoptysis was infection--in 39 patients (78%)--mostly related to tuberculosis sequelae or active tuberculosis. Regarding the severity of hemoptysis, moderate hemoptysis, diagnosed in 28 patients (56%), was the most common.
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that all patients who present with hemoptysis should be investigated for infection.
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