Roentgenogram of the Issue ; Massive Hemoptysis in Longstanding Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Kim, Sung Kyu; Lee, Soo Kon; Chung, Nam Sik; Lee, Kang Yong; Lee, Won Young; Kim, Ki Ho

doi:1980.27.3.114

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 27(3); 1980 > Article

Roentgenógram of the Issue

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1980;27(3):114-117.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1980.27.3.114 Published online September 1, 1980.

Roentgenogram of the Issue ; Massive Hemoptysis in Longstanding Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Sung Kyu Kim, Soo Kon Lee, Nam Sik Chung, Kang Yong Lee, Won Young Lee, Ki Ho Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

대량객혈을 동반한 폐결핵

김성규, 이수곤, 정남식, 이강용, 이원영, 김기호

Abstract

A 54-year-old male patient who had longstanding pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by aspergilloma was admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital with the chief complaints of massive hemoptysis and high fever. He had been treated with anti-tuberculous drugs under the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis for the last 10 years. Complicated aspergilloma is one of serious diseases for which there is no specific medical treatment. Those patients should always face the threat of massive hemoptysis. Early diagnosis of the complicated aspergilloma should be achieved by careful review of the chest roentgenogram including tomogram in patient who has been suffering from chronic pulmonary disease such as pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis and even in pulmonary mycosis.