A Case of Total Lung Collapse due to Hemoptysis in Pregnancy.

Author: Jung Je CHO ¹ ; Seung Won RA ; Kwang Ha LEE ; Jung A LEE ; Chae Hoon KANG ; Dong Il GWON ; Yeon Mok OH
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Pregnancy; Hemoptysis; Lung collapse
MeSH: Female; Fetus; Hemoptysis; Humans; Lung; Lung Diseases; Mothers; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women; Pulmonary Atelectasis
From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2008;65(1):34-36
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Pregnancy induces many physiologic changes, and it can cause hemoptysis in relation to the underlying or potential pulmonary diseases. Although hemoptysis is not a frequent event during pregnancy, a thorough search for its etiology and then immediate management should be initiated for a case of massive hemoptysis to avoid serious adverse effects on both the fetus and the mother. Most hemoptysis events during pregnancy are related to well known etiologies, but there are a few reported cases of hemoptysis in pregnant women who are without any underlying lung lesion. We report here on a case of a pregnant woman with total lung collapse due to hemoptysis, and a thorough search for the etiology after delivery could not reveal any etiology.