A 23-Year-Old Man With Hemoptysis and Expectoration of a Metal Fragment

Scritto il 08/10/2026
da Kyle R Weinstein

Chest. 2026 Oct;170(4):e123-e126. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.04.037.

ABSTRACT

A 23-year-old man with a medical history significant for juvenile polyposis-hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (SMAD4 and ENG mutation-positive), multiple prior coil embolizations for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, and recurrent epistaxis refractory to nasal cauterization presented to the emergency department with 1 week of cough and 2 days of hemoptysis.

PMID:42850011 | DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2026.04.037