Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate the various etiologies of hemoptysis and outcome in an Indian cohort. Material and methodsRetrospective analysis of patients admitted with complaints of hemoptysis in the department of Pulmonary Medicine between April 2010 and March 2013. We categorized the patients according to various etiologies and according to the grades of hemoptysis. ResultsThree hundred and forty-six patients were included in the study. Of these, 214 (67%) were men and 142 (33%) were women. Tuberculosis (79.2%) accounted for majority of cases of hemoptysis. Other causes of hemoptysis were lung cancer (7.2%), bronchitis (4.6%), and bronchiectasis (3.5%). Moderate grade (73.4%) of hemoptysis was the frequent mode of presentation. ConclusionHemoptysis is the most frequent presentation of tuberculosis in India. It may be the presentation of healed pulmonary tuberculosis. Moderate amount of hemoptysis is commonly seen in the general population.
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