Rodrigues, João Afonso and Brogueira, Pedro and Rodrigues, Sara and Cardoso, Margarida and Pack, Tiago (2018) When the Diagnosis is a Victim of the Circumstances. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 5 (6). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Introduction: Haemoptysis is a common symptom which can sometimes mimic gastrointestinal bleeding. Case description: We describe the case of a 31-year-old man who presented to the emergency department after an episode of sudden nausea and presumed massive haematemesis. The situation was interpreted as gastrointestinal bleeding but clinical evolution and greater attention to the anamnesis resulted in a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and the provision of appropriate care. Discussion: This report emphasizes the difficulty of differentiating between haemoptysis and haematemesis and the importance of a careful anamnesis and attention to all clinical circumstances for an accurate diagnosis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Tubercolosis, haemoptysis, haematemesis |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2018 10:45 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2018 10:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/18155 |
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