PubMed · 2186830
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D K Jones, R J Davis. 1990-04-07. Massive haemoptysis.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.300.6729.889
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A 53-year-old male with a intra-pulmonary suture abscess was admitted with recurrent hemoptysis. Five year before this admission, he had undergone a partial resection of the left upper lobe for pneumothorax using unabsorbable sutures (braided polyester). Chest CT showed tumor shadow in the left S1(+2) a on admission. Because of recurrent hemoptysis, left upper lobectomy was performed. Hemoptysis was due to the presence of a suture abscess. Pathological and clinical analysis of the intra-pulmonary suture abscess showed that it was caused not only by foreign body reaction but also transbronchial infection.
A 50-year-old man was given 1.2 million units of intravenous streptokinase 3 hours after the onset of a hyperacute inferior myocardial infarction. He had been treated for pneumonia 4 weeks previously. Five days after thrombolytic therapy, he developed a massive hemoptysis. The implications of this side effect are discussed.