Dieulafoy’s disease of the bronchus: a possible mistake

E. Barisione; S. Ravera; G. Ferretti; M. Salio

doi:10.4081/wpph.2012.6786

Dieulafoy’s disease of the bronchus: a possible mistake

https://doi.org/10.4081/wpph.2012.6786

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012)

Submitted: 18 July 2016
Accepted: 18 July 2016

Published: 15 June 2012

massive hemoptysis, vascular lesion, Dieulafoy’s disease

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E. Barisione Azienda Ospedaliera “SS.Antonio e Biagio e C.Arrigo” di Alessandria, Italy.
S. Ravera Azienda Ospedaliera “SS.Antonio e Biagio e C.Arrigo” di Alessandria, Italy.
G. Ferretti
gferretti@ospedale.al.it
Azienda Ospedaliera “SS.Antonio e Biagio e C.Arrigo” di Alessandria, Italy.
M. Salio Azienda Ospedaliera “SS.Antonio e Biagio e C.Arrigo” di Alessandria, Italy.

We present a case of a 57 year old woman who suffered from massive hemoptysis; she was sent to us for a suspect neoformant lesion. We assumed it might be Dielafoy’s disease and proceeded with an imaging study that confirmed the diagnosis; after embolization, the patient no longer showed signs of bleeding. In brief, we concluded that whenever there is a suspect Dielafoy’s disease, the biopsy has to be avoided.

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Barisione, E., Ravera, S., Ferretti, G., & Salio, M. (2012). Dieulafoy’s disease of the bronchus: a possible mistake. Working Paper of Public Health, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/wpph.2012.6786