Malegaonkar Srikant K
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Plot Number 2, MIHAN, Nagpur, India.
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul;41(7):951-954. doi: 10.1007/s12055-025-01902-1. Epub 2025 Feb 1.
Hemoptysis is an alarming symptom caused by diverse etiologies. Dieulafoy's disease is an uncommon vascular anomaly commonly described as a cause of gastrointestinal bleed. It is characterized by abnormal dysplastic submucosal artery with mucosal branches that can lead to recurrent bleeding. Herein, we present a rare case of bronchial dieulafoy's disease (BDD) presenting as recurrent hemoptysis, also highlighting important aspects of its management.
咯血是一种由多种病因引起的令人担忧的症状。Dieulafoy病是一种罕见的血管异常，通常被描述为胃肠道出血的原因。其特征是黏膜下动脉发育异常，伴有可导致反复出血的黏膜分支。在此，我们报告一例罕见的以反复咯血为表现的支气管Dieulafoy病（BDD），并强调其治疗的重要方面。
