A case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage with thoracocervicofacial purpura after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
- Author:
Jung Hyun LEE
1
;
Hyun Sung YOON
;
Eung Jun LEE
;
Han Su CHO
;
Dong Choon SEOL
;
Seung Oh CHOI
;
Sun Jong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sjkim@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Seizure;
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage;
Purpura
- MeSH:
Adult;
Epilepsy;
Female;
Hemoptysis;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Pulmonary Edema;
Purpura;
Seizures
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2008;75(6):723-727
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 40-year-old woman presented with hemoptysis and thoracocervicofacial purpura that occurred after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is reported relatively rarely in neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE), which is a life-threatening postictal complication. This clinical setting causes difficulty in the diagnosis, when an accurate diagnosis and proper management are required. Thoracocervicofacial purpura has been described as an unusual setting for an epileptic seizure. Here, we report the first case of postictal diffuse alveolar hemorrhage with thoracocervicofacial purpura.
