Broncholithiasis presenting with lithoptysis

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 wi...

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Autores principales: Ozyurek, Berna Akinci, Bozbas, Serife Savas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29970776
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_304_17
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-60343792018-07-20 Broncholithiasis presenting with lithoptysis Ozyurek, Berna Akinci Bozbas, Serife Savas Lung India Case Report 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. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6034379/ /pubmed/29970776 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_304_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Indian Chest Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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