IMAGING IN MASSIVE PULMONARY HAEMORRHAGE: A RARE COMPLICATION AFTER SEVERE TRAUMA.

Abstract

Trauma is one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidity in young adults worldwide. A blunt force to the chest causes pulmonary contusion (PC), which is dened as destruction of lung parenchyma. Massive pulmonary haemorrhage (MPH) is caused by pulmonary vascular injury after severe trauma. It is a rare form of pulmonary contusion that is associated with signicant mortality if not recognised early and treated promptly. Here is a case series on the imaging appearance of MPH.