We thank the reader for his helpful comment and detailed remarks about the treatment of hemoptysis in Goodpasture syndrome. However, this is a rare cause of hemoptysis, with an incidence of 0.2%, for which reason we did not elaborate on the specific therapies in our review (1). As with other pathologies, special diseases require special therapies, as this clinical picture impressively highlights.
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Conflict of interest statement
PD Dr. Ittrich has received conference fee reimbursement, travel expenses, and speaking honoraria from Boston Scientific.
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