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Massive Haemoptysis - common aetiologies
Always consider TB, fungal infections(aspergillosis) and bronchiectasis as the most common cause of massive haemoptysis
Other common aetiologies of haemoptysis are:
Neoplasms
carcinoma
adenoma
metastatic lung cancer
Cavitary lesions
tuberculosis
fungal infection
lung abscess
hydatid cyst
Interstitial or reticular lesions
Goodpasture's syndrome
Wegener's ganulomatosis
bronchiectasis
lymphangiolelomatosis
infections
Behcet's disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
chronic bronchitis
Vascular aetiologies
mitral stenosis
pulmonary infarct or embolism
rupture of thoracic aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
iatrogenic rupture of pulmonary artery by balloon-tipped catheter
trauma
Coagulopathies
von Willebrand's disease
haemophillia
thrombocytopenia
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