Massive Hemoptysis due to Isotretinoin in a Young Man

نویسندگان
Raji, Hanieh ID 1
Javad Moosavi, Seyed Ali ID 2
Javad Moosavi, Seyed Arash ID 3

1 Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Air Pollution Reseacch Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Shahid Beheshi University of Medical Sciences,Tehran Iran

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چکیده

The patient is a young man with no previous history of respiratory diseases who was given 80 mg of Accutane for acne on the face, followed by a massive hemoptysis one day prior to presentation. Chest CT scan was normal and bronchoscopy showed evidence of bleeding in the lower respiratory tract. Patient’s laboratory exams were all normal and after discontinuation of the drug, bleeding stopped and never recurred.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Hemoptysis, Humans, Isotretinoin