TY - JOUR 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 SP - 210 LP - 219 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308957 VL - 102 IS - 4 AU - Eileen Wedge AU - Ed Abrahamson AU - Gareth Tudor-Williams AU - Simon Nadel AU - Jane Deal Y1 - 2017/08/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/4/210.abstract N2 - 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. ER -