[Evaluation of diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage with conventional radiologic methods]

Diffuse lung hemorrhage is a relatively rare disorder characterized by diffuse hemorrhage from microvascular lung elements into the alveolar lumen. The disease may occur independently but is usually associated with different clinical syndromes. Regardless of the type of the syndrome it is associated with, diffuse lung hemorrhage is most frequently characterized by the following triad of clinical-radiological symptoms: hemoptysis, anemia and diffuse alveolar consolidation in the lung radiogram. The disease does not form a specific radiologic picture but encompasses a wide range of changes which can be seen in all processes characterized by the presence of the liquor in the alveolar (lung edema, pneumonia). Dynamic changes observed in the picture necessitate frequent radiologic controls which along with other clinical symptoms and the recognition of the phenomenon, might be rather valuable in setting diagnosis of the disease.