Abdul W, Mikilinenni R and Gonzalez F
A 25-year-old male with history of mild asthma presents with 4-month history of productive cough and weight loss accompanied with progressive shortness of breath. Patient was admitted, his CXR and CT scan of the lungs suggested active TB in the right lung. An acid-fast bacillus smear was positive for TB, which confirmed the CXR findings. Patient experienced sever hemoptysis of 620 ml of blood within 24 hours and underwent successful bronchial artery embolization using polyvinyl alcohol spheres.
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