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Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Campos A, et al. Localised pulmonary haemorrhage. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-24805
Localised pulmonary haemorrhage is a descriptive term for a pulmonary haemorrhage restricted to a particular focal region of the lung. It can range from involving a small focus of haemorrhage to a whole lobe.
Aetiology
Focal pulmonary haemorrhage can occur from a number of causes:
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Intra-alveolar haemorrhage may be seen as hazy consolidation or ground-glass opacities in the lung parenchyma.
Pulmonary vascular tumour invasion is usually seen as peripheral areas of ground glass around neoplastic (either primary or metastatic lesions) 4.
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