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HAEMOPTYSIS |
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neoplastic conditions: |
bronchial carcinoma rarely other tumours, eg. adenoma, hamartoma, metastases |
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infections: |
tuberculosis (especially if aspergilloma present)bronchiectasis, including cystic fibrosispneumonia (especially Klebsiella and pneumococcal)lung abscess coccidioidomycosis |
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other: |
pulmonary embolism (with infarction)lung contusion (trauma)foreign body inhalation following needle biopsy or R heart catheterisation pulmonary arteriovenous fistula haemorrhagic diatheses bullous emphysema acute pulmonary oedema (slight haemoptysis)allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis pulmonary sequestration secondary to bleeding from nose, larynx (not true haemoptysis) |
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pulmonary hypertension: |
mitral stenosis primary pulmonary hypertension |
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vasculitis: |
Wegener's granulomatosis Goodpasture's syndrome |
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