hemoptysis/dental caries

Computed tomography (CT) was the only modality to identify a lesion causing hemoptysis in a patient with a cavity due to coccidioidomycosis. It is suggested that CT be considered as the initial study for evaluation of hemoptysis following a negative plain chest film examination.

Pulmonary mycetomas, or fungus balls, consist of spherical masses of mycelia and hyphae, fibrin and granulocytes that grow and partly fill cavitary lesions without invading tissue. They are usually caused by molds of the Aspergillus species, rarely by Mucor or yeast fungi such as Candida species,

Introduction: Massive hemoptysis is a rare but serious presentation of pulmonary hydatid cysts. The literature reporting this clinical phenomenon is limited to sporadic cases. Material and methods: