Clinico-etiological profile of patients presenting with hemoptysis diagnosed by fiber optic bronchoscopy - A study done in tertiary care centre of central Karnataka
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Hemoptysis is a common complaint among patients attending chest clinics Clinical profile and etiology may vary depending upon patient population studied Fiber optic bronchoscopy FOB is a useful diagnostic tool in such cases to establish accurate diagnosisAim To study the clinical and etiological profile of patients presenting with hemoptysis at our tertiary care centre To define the diagnostic yield of FOB in these patientsMaterials and Methods Institutional based observational prospective study was conducted on 60 patients who presented with hemoptysis to the department of pulmonary medicine at our tertiary care centre All patients underwent FOB after thorough clinical radiological and laboratory evaluationResults Mean age of the patients studied was 4393 1320 yrs predominant were male 38633 Sputum production in 42 patients 70 was the most common associated symptom followed by dyspnea 34567 and fever 20333 On FOB congestion of the endobronchial lumen was seen in 44 733 ectasia in 16 266 bleeding site was localized in 30 50 patients Broncho alveolar lavage BAL was positive for Acid fast bacilli in 12 20 bacterial culture in 6 10 and fungal elements in 2 333 patients Endobronchial biopsy EBB diagnosed lung malignancy in 10167 patientsConclusion Bronchiectasis was the most common cause of hemopytsis followed by pulmonary tuberculosis FOB resulted in diagnosis of threefourths of the patients analysed in our study with a positive yield of 766Keywords Hemoptysis Etiological profile Fiberoptic bronchoscopy FOB
Authors and Affiliations
Eti Ajit, Kushal Bondade, Hemanth K. Kulkarni, Antonio L. Dacosta, Mario Pinto
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Clinico-etiological profile of patients presenting with hemoptysis diagnosed by fiber optic bronchoscopy - A study done in tertiary care centre of central Karnataka
Introduction Hemoptysis is a common complaint among patients attending chest clinics Clinical profile and etiology may vary depending upon patient population studied Fiber optic bronchoscopy FOB is a useful diagnostic to...