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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar-Apr;43(2):150.
doi: 10.1590/S1806-37562016000000096.

Bloodstained sputum of unknown etiology

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Filipa Fernandes  1 , Rita Gomes  1 , Filomena Luís  1
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Case Reports

Bloodstained sputum of unknown etiology

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Filipa Fernandes et al. J Bras Pneumol. 2017 Mar-Apr.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Posteroanterior chest X-ray revealing an alveolar-interstitial pattern in the right lung, with signs of ipsilateral volume loss.
Figure 2
Figure 2. An axial CT scan of the chest, showing posterior wall thickening in the right main bronchus and a decrease in its caliber, as well as irregularities at the emergence of the right upper lobe bronchus.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Bronchoscopic image showing the aspect of the lesion prior to biopsy: infiltrate showing spur cells; lumen reduction of segmental bronchi; and caseous necrosis resembling "candle wax drippings".
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