Normal chest radiograph and ground glass opacities on a thoracic computed tomographic scan in a patient with diffuse alveolar haemorrhage due to dual antiplatelet therapy prescribed after patent foramen ovale percutaneous device closure

Abstract

A 40-year-old woman was re-admitted due to haemoptysis 6 days after her patent foramen ovale (PFO) was successfully closed with the Amplatzer® PFO Occluder. Initially, a combination of aspirin (75 mg per day) and clopidogrel (75 mg per day) was given to protect against thrombus formation on the device. She complained of a cough but without dyspnoea. She presented normotensive and …