Open AccessAn unusual clinical case of haemoptysis in spontaneous pneumothorax: blood clots within emphysematous bulla
Author(s) -
Marcello Migliore,
Gaetano Lombardo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0796
Subject(s) - medicine , bulla (seal) , pneumothorax , surgery , computed tomography , radiology , lung
We report an unusual case of spontaneous haemopneumothorax associated with haemoptysis due to blood clots within emphysematous bulla in a 42-year-old man. Haemoptysis disappeared after surgery.