• Omer Araz, Elif Yilmazel Ucar, Metin Akgun, Yener Aydin, Mehmet Meral, Leyla Saglam, Hasan Kaynar, and Ali Metin Gorguner.
• Dr. Omer Araz, Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Ataturk University School of Medicine, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
• Pak J Med Sci. 2014 May 1; 30 (3): 596-600.

ObjectiveHemoptysis is one of the most important and challenging symptoms in pulmonary medicine. Because of the increased number of patients with hemoptysis in certain periods of the year, we aimed to investigate whether atmospheric changes have an effect on the development of hemoptysis with or without a secondary cause.MethodsThe data of patients presenting with hemoptysis between January 2006 and December 2011 were analyzed. Data on the daily atmospheric pressure (hectopascal, hPa), relative humidity (%), and temperature ((o) C) during that time were obtained.ResultsA total of 232 patients with hemoptysis, 145 male (62.5%) and 87 female (37.5%) with an average age of 48.1(±17.6), were admitted to our hospital between 2006 and 2011. The highest admission rates were in the spring season, the highest in May (n=37, 15.9%), and the lowest admission rates were in December (n=10, 4.3%). A statistically significant negative correlation was found between the number of hemoptysis cases and mean atmospheric pressure but no relative humidity or outdoor temperature.ConclusionHemoptysis is very much influenced by weather factors; in particular, low atmospheric pressures significantly affect the development of hemoptysis. Fluctuations in atmospheric pressure may also play a role in hemoptysis.

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