Open AccessBroncholithiasis presenting with lithoptysis
Author(s) -
Berna Akıncı Özyürek,
Şerife Savaş Bozbaş
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_304_17
Subject(s) - medicine , lumen (anatomy) , radiology , surgery
Broncholithiasis is defined as calcified or ossified material in the bronchial lumen. The most frequently seen symptoms are a non-productive cough and hemoptysis. Occasionally, broncholytic expectoration can be seen, which is known as lithoptysis. As this is not a common finding, a case diagnosed with lithoptysis is presented here.