Aetiology, diagnosis and management of infective causes of severe haemoptysis in intensive care units

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
Muriel FartoukhAntoine Khalil

Abstract

Infective causes of severe haemoptysis have progressively shifted to causes related to chronic inflammatory lung diseases. Physicians should, however, recognize the most common of them, for example necrotizing parenchymal infections, tuberculosis and mycetoma. The recent increase in the incidence of a devastating Panton-Valentine leukocidin-associated staphylococcal pneumonia has reminded us of the crucial role of prompt diagnosis and management. General supportive care should be administered to prevent asphyxiation in addition to starting appropriate antibiotics as soon as possible. Once the bleeding has been controlled, the diagnostic strategy should integrate a detailed medical history, physical examination, Gram stain of the respiratory specimens and chest radiograph. Computed tomography scan has dramatically improved the diagnosis and the treatment of infective causes of severe haemoptysis by assessing the cause and mechanism(s) of haemoptysis. Although bronchial arteries are the major source of bleeding, nonbronchial systemic and pulmonary arteries' involvement should be feared, especially in haemoptysis related to tuberculosis and mycetoma. Endovascular therapy should be first attempted to control the bleeding and then e...Continue Reading

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