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Melanoptysis as a complication of fibreoptic bronchoscopy

Publicated to:EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 12 (4): 993-995 - 1998-10-01 12(4), DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12040993

Authors: Mena M; Rodriguez-Nieto M; Gómez M; Flandes J; Melchor R

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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón - Author

Abstract

The case is presented of a coal miner with bilateral masses of progressive massive fibrosis, who developed acute cavitation following fibreoptic bronchoscopy and biopsies. Indeed, immediately upon bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy, there was expectoration of abundant melanoptysis. Three days later, the chest radiograph showed a cavity and the patient again coughed up black material, in the context of pulmonary infection. One week later, there was complete emptying of the conglomerate mass. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a conglomerate mass of progressive massive fibrosis which cavitated as a result of bronchoscopy.

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Adverse effectsBronchoscopyCoal minerIatrogenic complicationsMelanoptysisPneumoconiosis

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The work has been published in the journal EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 1998, it was in position 7/29, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Respiratory System.

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  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 11 (PlumX).