Diffüz alveoler hemoraji, öksürük, hemoptizi, yaygýn pulmoner infiltratlar, anemi ve hipoksemik solunum sýkýntýsý ile karakterize bir sendromdur. Etyolojisinde akciðer enfeksiyonlarý da rol oynamaktadýr. Enfeksiyon riski nedeniyle COVID-19 hastalarýnda bronkoskopi kullanýmýnýn kýsýtlanmasý, diffüz alveoler hemorajinin COVID-19’da yeterince tanýnamamasýna neden olmaktadýr. Burada SARS-CoV-2 baðlamýnda laboratuvar, radyolojik ve bronkoskopik olarak diffüz alveoler hemoraji kanýtý olan 35 yaþýndaki hastada SARS-CoV-2 için nasofarengeal sürüntü polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testi negatif saptanmýþ, COVID-19 tanýsý bronþ lavajý ile konulabilmiþtir. Yüksek enfeksiyon riski nedeniyle pandemi döneminde bronkoskopi kullanýmýnýn kýsýtlanmasý, SARS-CoV-2 PCR testi negatif immünsupresif hastalarda COVID-19 tanýsýnýn yanlýþlýkla dýþlanmasýna veya SARS-CoV-2 PCR pozitif hastalarda diffüz alveoler hemoraji ve sekonder enfeksiyon gibi durumlarýn yeterince tanýnamamasýna neden olmaktadýr.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Diffüz alveolar hemoraji, buzlu cam opasitelerDiffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a syndrome characterized by cough, hemoptysis, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, anemia, and hypoxemic respiratory distress, and lung infections also play a role in its etiology. The restricted use of bronchoscopy in COVID-19 patients due to the risk of infection has led to the poor recognition of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in COVID-19. We present here the case of a 35-year-old patient with laboratory, radiological and bronchoscopic evidence of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage who was diagnosed with COVID-19 by bronchial lavage. The restrictions on the use of bronchoscopy during the pandemic due to the high risk of infection has led diagnoses of COVID-19 to be mistakenly excluded in immunosuppressive patients with a negative SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction test, and the under-recognition of conditions such as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and secondary infection in patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR.
Keywords: COVID-19, Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, ground-glass opacities