Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener's granulomatosis

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener's granulomatosis

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a life-threatening though rare manifestation of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). An active diagnostic workup, intensive observation, and aggressive immunosuppressive treatment are cornerstones of the management. The treatment modalities available for such complicati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Lung India 2011-01, Vol.28 (1), p.52-55
Hauptverfasser: Mahajan, Vineet, Whig, Jagdeep, Kashyap, Anil, Gupta, Sushil
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Cyclophosphamide
Diagnosis
Dosage and administration
Drug therapy
Histology
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Mortality
Patient outcomes
Risk factors
Wegener's granulomatosis
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Zusammenfassung:Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a life-threatening though rare manifestation of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). An active diagnostic workup, intensive observation, and aggressive immunosuppressive treatment are cornerstones of the management. The treatment modalities available for such complications are pulse cyclophosphamide therapy with steroids. We report here a case of WG with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the first manifestation of the disease in life that responded to steroids and cyclophosphamide.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X
DOI:10.4103/0970-2113.76302