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  • Title: [Bronchospasm and hemoptysis. Could have the same cause?].
    Author: Damas C, Hespanhol V.
    Journal: Rev Port Pneumol; 2005; 11(1):67-72. PubMed ID: 15824867.
    Abstract:
    The authors describe the case of a man, 46 years old, former smoker, former bird breeder, followed in the service of Imunoallergology for bronchospasm without response to the treatment. After experiencing an hemoptysis he was admitted in our service. He was submitted to many exams, which include a flexible bronchoscopy. This technique allows the identification of an endobronquial necrotic mass, which almost obstructed the main right bronchus. In order to obtain a bigger and more representative sample a rigid bronchoscopy was performed. This technique showed a broncholith, which was partially removed, and a bronchial fistula. Actually he is assimptomatic and under annual surveillance. First described for Aristoteles, the broncholithiasis is defined by the presence of stones in the bronchial tree. It is a very rare pathology, with a variable clinical expression, which must be considered whenever there is respiratory complaints in association with hilar or mediastinic calcifications.
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