Hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome

Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a commonly performed procedure that helps in the management of pulmonary disorders. Complications during this procedure are uncommon. An elderly man was subjected to fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the evaluation of his respiratory disorder. He had no clinical, bioche...

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Main Author: Amit Panjwani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2015;volume=27;issue=4;spage=151;epage=153;aulast=Panjwani
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spelling doaj-7e7f4b91b9ae4af3aebbdd9cd6902a952020-11-25T04:00:00ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine1110-77822090-90982015-01-0127415115310.4103/1110-7782.174944Hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndromeAmit PanjwaniFlexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a commonly performed procedure that helps in the management of pulmonary disorders. Complications during this procedure are uncommon. An elderly man was subjected to fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the evaluation of his respiratory disorder. He had no clinical, biochemical, or hematological signs of coagulopathies. During the procedure, he developed hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome after a bout of uncontrolled severe coughing. This is an extremely rare complication of this procedure. A description of this condition and its mechanism is discussed here.http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2015;volume=27;issue=4;spage=151;epage=153;aulast=PanjwaniBronchoscopy, excessive cough, mucosal bleeding, petechiae
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author Amit Panjwani
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Hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome
The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Bronchoscopy, excessive cough, mucosal bleeding, petechiae
author_facet Amit Panjwani
author_sort Amit Panjwani
title Hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome
title_short Hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome
title_full Hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome
title_fullStr Hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome
title_sort hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome
publisher SpringerOpen
series The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
issn 1110-7782
2090-9098
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a commonly performed procedure that helps in the management of pulmonary disorders. Complications during this procedure are uncommon. An elderly man was subjected to fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the evaluation of his respiratory disorder. He had no clinical, biochemical, or hematological signs of coagulopathies. During the procedure, he developed hemorrhagic bronchial mucosa syndrome after a bout of uncontrolled severe coughing. This is an extremely rare complication of this procedure. A description of this condition and its mechanism is discussed here.
topic Bronchoscopy, excessive cough, mucosal bleeding, petechiae
url http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2015;volume=27;issue=4;spage=151;epage=153;aulast=Panjwani
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