A rare but potentially fatal cause of hemoptysis.

Pulmonology

Serviço de Pneumologia, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte - Hospital Pulido Valente e Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal; Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Médico-Cirúrgicos Respiratórios (UCIMCR), Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte - Hospital Pulido Valente e Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.

Published: September 2022

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