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Radiotherapy and technetium-99m-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy for hemoptysis from chronic MRSA infection.
Lapuz, Carminia; Gupta, Sandeep K; Bennett, Elizabeth A; Tang, Colin I.
Affiliation
  • Lapuz C; Department of Radiation Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Locked Bag 7, Hunter Region Mail Centre, New South Wales 2310, Australia.
  • Gupta SK; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Locked Bag 7, Hunter Region Mail Centre, New South Wales 2310, Australia.
  • Bennett EA; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Locked Bag 7, Hunter Region Mail Centre, New South Wales 2310, Australia.
  • Tang CI; Department of Radiation Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Locked Bag 7, Hunter Region Mail Centre, New South Wales 2310, Australia.
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother ; 18(5): 316-8, 2013.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24416570
AIM: To discuss the application of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and technetium-99m-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy (LRBCS) in life-threatening hemoptysis from a non-malignant condition. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This case report presents a patient with persistent hemoptysis secondary to chronic Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in whom conventional management failed to localize the site of pulmonary bleeding or to provide effective therapy. RESULTS: EBRT was successfully given for life-threatening hemoptysis with improvement in quality of life for nearly 1 year. LRBCS was used to localize the source of further bleeding and facilitate targeted therapy. CONCLUSION: EBRT can be an effective and well-tolerated modality in treating life-threatening hemoptysis refractory to conventional methods. LRBCS is a non-invasive diagnostic tool that can be used to detect the source of pulmonary bleeding.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Aspects: Patient_preference Language: En Journal: Rep Pract Oncol Radiother Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: Poland

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Aspects: Patient_preference Language: En Journal: Rep Pract Oncol Radiother Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: Poland