Fatal Hemoptysis Due to Lung Abscess and Pulmoaortic Fistula
| Autor: | Peter R. Rogol |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Hemoptysis medicine.medical_specialty Fistula Aortic Diseases Aorta Thoracic Autopsy Lung abscess Pulmonary Artery Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Arterio-Arterial Fistula Sepsis medicine.artery medicine Humans Lung Abscess Abscess Aged Aorta Lung business.industry Respiratory disease Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Pulmonary artery cardiovascular system Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Chest. 94:441-442 |
| ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
| DOI: | 10.1378/chest.94.2.441 |
| Popis: | A 79-year-old man was hospitalized because of staphylococcal sepsis, and subsequently died from massive hemoptysis. Autopsy revealed a lung abscess which had eroded into the aorta. Severe atherosclerosis of the aorta may have been an important contributing factor. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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