Dieulafoy's disease of the bronchus: a possible mistake

Multidiscip Respir Med. 2012 Nov 8;7(1):40. doi: 10.1186/2049-6958-7-40.

Abstract

We present a case of a 57 year old woman who suffered from massive hemoptysis; she was sent to our Department for a suspect neoformant lesion. We assumed it might be a Dielafoy's disease and proceeded with an imaging study that confirmed the diagnosis. After embolization the patient no longer showed signs of bleeding. In brief, we concluded that whenever there is a suspect of Dielafoy's disease, the biopsy has to be avoided.

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  • Case Reports