GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX PRESENTED WITH HEMOPTYSIS AND CARINAL ERYTHEMATOUS LESION RESEMBLING IN-SITU CARCINOMA

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is often associated with respiratory dis orders. We report an unusual case of GER presented with haemoptysis. O n fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) a focal erythematous lesion of the muc ose of the main carina was found. Repealed FFB and biopsy excluded in situ neoplasm. Pharmacological treatment of GER with sisapride and ran itidine resulted in complete remission of the bronchial lesions. To th e best of our knowledge haemoptysis with bronchoscopic lesions due to the gastroesophageal reflux has not been described previously.