DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i01.045

Pages: 244-253

Hemoptysis is a condition where there is expectoration of blood from the lower respiratory tract and has various causes. Depending upon the underlying cause and the amount of blood lost, its clinical presentation may vary from mild form with streaks of blood to massive blood loss requiring urgent medical attention. In many cases the underlying cause is straight forward on initial chest radiograph, but, at times it becomes difficult to identify the cause with initial evaluation. In such a situation, bronchoscopy and high resolution CT scan have been proposed to be of diagnostic utility, and we, here present our study on the role of bronchoscopy and HRCT chest in the evaluation of hemoptysis in patients with normal chest radiograph.