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Bronchorrhea is the production of more than 100 mL per day of watery sputum. Chronic bronchitis is a common cause, but it may also be caused by asthma, pulmonary contusion
Pulmonary contusion

A pulmonary contusion is a contusion of the lung, caused by chest trauma. As a result of damage to capillary, blood and other fluids accumulate in the lung tissue....
, bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a disease that causes localized, irreversible dilation of part of the bronchial tree. It is classified as an obstructive lung disease, along with bronchitis and cystic fibrosis....
, tuberculosis
Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the...
, cancer
Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
, scorpion
Scorpion

Scorpions are any arachnid of the order Scorpionida. They are members of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. There are about 2,000 species of scorpions, found widely distributed south of about Latitude, except New Zealand and Antarctica....
 stings, and poisoning
Poisoning

Poisoning may mean:*For biology toxicity, see toxin and poison* Catalyst poisoning* Nuclear poison* Chinese_food_therapy#Cantonese_classification_of_food, a classification in Cantonese food...
 by organophosphate
Organophosphate

An organophosphate is the general name for esters of phosphoric acid. Phosphates are probably the most pervasive organophosphorus compounds. Many of the most important biochemicals are organophosphates, including DNA and RNA as well as many cofactor s that are essential for life....
s and other poisons. Massive bronchorrhea may occur in either bronchioloalveolar cancer, or in metastatic cancer that is growing in a bronchioloalveolar pattern.








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Bronchorrhea is the production of more than 100 mL per day of watery sputum. Chronic bronchitis is a common cause, but it may also be caused by asthma, pulmonary contusion
Pulmonary contusion

A pulmonary contusion is a contusion of the lung, caused by chest trauma. As a result of damage to capillary, blood and other fluids accumulate in the lung tissue....
, bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a disease that causes localized, irreversible dilation of part of the bronchial tree. It is classified as an obstructive lung disease, along with bronchitis and cystic fibrosis....
, tuberculosis
Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the...
, cancer
Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
, scorpion
Scorpion

Scorpions are any arachnid of the order Scorpionida. They are members of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. There are about 2,000 species of scorpions, found widely distributed south of about Latitude, except New Zealand and Antarctica....
 stings, and poisoning
Poisoning

Poisoning may mean:*For biology toxicity, see toxin and poison* Catalyst poisoning* Nuclear poison* Chinese_food_therapy#Cantonese_classification_of_food, a classification in Cantonese food...
 by organophosphate
Organophosphate

An organophosphate is the general name for esters of phosphoric acid. Phosphates are probably the most pervasive organophosphorus compounds. Many of the most important biochemicals are organophosphates, including DNA and RNA as well as many cofactor s that are essential for life....
s and other poisons. Massive bronchorrhea may occur in either bronchioloalveolar cancer, or in metastatic cancer that is growing in a bronchioloalveolar pattern.

Treatment

Treatment options include
  • gefitinib
    Gefitinib

    Gefitinib is a medication used in the treatment of certain types of cancer. Acting in a similar manner to erlotinib , gefitinib selectively targets the mutant proteins in malignant cells....
     - epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor
  • indomethacin
    Indometacin

    Indometacin or indomethacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to reduce fever, pain, stiffness, and inflammation. It works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins, molecules known to cause these symptoms....
  • corticosteroids
    Corticosteroid

    Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiology systems such as stress , immune system and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism, protein catabolism, blood electrolyte levels, and behavior....
  • octreotide
    Octreotide

    Octreotide is an peptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon, and insulin than the natural hormone....
  • radiation therapy
    Radiation therapy

    Radiation therapy is the medicine use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer oncology to control malignant cell s . Radiotherapy may be used for curative or Adjuvant chemotherapy cancer treatment....