An unusual cause of haemoptysis in childhood: A case report and literature review

Haemoptysis is uncommon in children and the diagnosis is challenging. We describe a 14-year-old child who presented with haemoptysis secondary to a suspected congenital broncho-oesophageal fistula. This is a rare condition and the symptoms are insidious, occasionally beginning in childhood but may p...

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Autores principales: Chaya, S, de Decker, R, Zampoli, M, Vanker, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: South African Medical Association 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8424777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34541508
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SARJ.2018.v24i3.191
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description Haemoptysis is uncommon in children and the diagnosis is challenging. We describe a 14-year-old child who presented with haemoptysis secondary to a suspected congenital broncho-oesophageal fistula. This is a rare condition and the symptoms are insidious, occasionally beginning in childhood but may present only in adulthood. The case report describes the presentation, diagnosis and management of broncho-oesophageal fistulas, with a review of the current literature.
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spelling pubmed-84247772021-09-16 An unusual cause of haemoptysis in childhood: A case report and literature review Chaya, S de Decker, R Zampoli, M Vanker, A Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med Case Report Haemoptysis is uncommon in children and the diagnosis is challenging. We describe a 14-year-old child who presented with haemoptysis secondary to a suspected congenital broncho-oesophageal fistula. This is a rare condition and the symptoms are insidious, occasionally beginning in childhood but may present only in adulthood. The case report describes the presentation, diagnosis and management of broncho-oesophageal fistulas, with a review of the current literature. South African Medical Association 2018-09-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8424777/ /pubmed/34541508 http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SARJ.2018.v24i3.191 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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