Sudden death due to massive hemoptysis secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis – A case report

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 632-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basappa S. Hugar ◽  
S.H. Jayanth ◽  
Y.P. Girish Chandra ◽  
B.S. Udaya Shankar
2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Abdulhakeem O. Althaqafi ◽  
Atif W. Qubbany ◽  
Asim K. Saleh ◽  
Muntasir M. Abdelaziz

Although tuberculosis-related to sudden death is recognize, complication of tuberculosis is rarely reported in the literature of the Middle East. A rare case of tuberculosis-related to sudden death was presented in a 28-year-old Saudi woman who was admitted to our hospital for pulmonary tuberculosis. Although anti-tuberculosis medication was started, she died suddenly; 7 days later, most probably due to a massive hemoptysis. The literature on tuberculosis-related to sudden death in relation to the current case have been reviewed and discussed in this report.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-29
Author(s):  
Valeria Grijalva-Ozaetta ◽  
Fernando Orejuela-Cabrera ◽  
Layla Andrea Carrera-Salguero

Author(s):  
Vijayesh Kumar Tiwari ◽  
Sanjay Bansal

ABSTRACT Rasmussen's aneurysm is a rare phenomenon and should be considered in patients with massive hemoptysis especially with old history of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). We present a case report of 62 years old diabetic lady with previous history of PTB which ended with diagnosis of Rasmussen's aneurysm. How to cite this article Tiwari VK, Bansal S, Kumar A, Kumar A. Rasmussen's Aneurysm: Rare Cause for Massive Hemoptysis in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2016;1(1):36-37.


2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 957-962
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Ando ◽  
Osamu Suzuki ◽  
Fumitaka Sakuma ◽  
Hitoshi Oyama ◽  
Yoshihiro Kazuta ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Abdulhakeem O. Althaqafi ◽  
Atif W. Qubbany ◽  
Asim K. Saleh ◽  
Muntasir M. Abdelaziz

Although tuberculosis-related to sudden death is recognize, complication of tuberculosis is rarely reported in the literature of the Middle East. A rare case of tuberculosis-related to sudden death was presented in a 28-year-old Saudi woman who was admitted to our hospital for pulmonary tuberculosis. Although anti-tuberculosis medication was started, she died suddenly; 7 days later, most probably due to a massive hemoptysis. The literature on tuberculosis-related to sudden death in relation to the current case have been reviewed and discussed in this report.


POCUS Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Barry Chan, MD

Clinical Vignette: 45 year old was transferred from a peripheral facility for acute massive hemoptysis though maintained sufficient airway patency with no evidence of hemodynamic instability or respiratory failure. Thoracic auscultation revealed vesicular breathing with no adventitious sound. CXR from the peripheral site was normal.


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