RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 When water is thicker than blood: recognising a systemic cause of haemoptysis
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 210
OP 219
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308957
VO 102
IS 4
A1 Eileen Wedge
A1 Ed Abrahamson
A1 Gareth Tudor-Williams
A1 Simon Nadel
A1 Jane Deal
YR 2017
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/4/210.abstract
AB The case of an 11-year-old child presenting with acute haemoptysis and breathlessness is described. The girl was Malaysian and had recently arrived in the UK. She subsequently deteriorated, developing respiratory failure. The course of the illness is described, with reference to the diagnostic process at each stage. The case demonstrates the importance of having a broad investigatory approach in acute haemoptysis.