Therapeutic plasma exchange: A life-saving modality in Wegener's granulomatosis

Therapeutic plasma exchange: A life-saving modality in Wegener's granulomatosis

We report a case of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) who very well responded to the combination strategy of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and immunosuppression. The patient was a 38-year-old female, diagnosed with severe form of WG. A total of seven cycles was performed with 1.3 total plasma v...

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Main Authors: Archana Solanki, Ashutosh Singh, Abhishek Chauhan, Tulika Chandra, D Himanshu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
immunosuppression
therapeutic plasma exchange
wegener's granulomatosis
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2020;volume=14;issue=2;spage=203;epage=205;aulast=Solanki

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