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 complications a...

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Main Authors: Vineet Mahajan, Jagdeep Whig, Anil Kashyap, Sushil Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2011;volume=28;issue=1;spage=52;epage=55;aulast=Mahajan
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spelling doaj-da242d34c8664e4a9ed57ca578d35f092020-11-24T22:51:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2011-01-01281525510.4103/0970-2113.76302Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener′s granulomatosisVineet MahajanJagdeep WhigAnil KashyapSushil GuptaDiffuse 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.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2011;volume=28;issue=1;spage=52;epage=55;aulast=MahajanAlveolar hemorrhageWegener′s granulomatosis
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author Vineet Mahajan
Jagdeep Whig
Anil Kashyap
Sushil Gupta
spellingShingle Vineet Mahajan
Jagdeep Whig
Anil Kashyap
Sushil Gupta
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener′s granulomatosis
Lung India
Alveolar hemorrhage
Wegener′s granulomatosis
author_facet Vineet Mahajan
Jagdeep Whig
Anil Kashyap
Sushil Gupta
author_sort Vineet Mahajan
title Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener′s granulomatosis
title_short Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener′s granulomatosis
title_full Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener′s granulomatosis
title_fullStr Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener′s granulomatosis
title_full_unstemmed Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener′s granulomatosis
title_sort diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in wegener′s granulomatosis
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Lung India
issn 0970-2113
0974-598X
publishDate 2011-01-01
description 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.
topic Alveolar hemorrhage
Wegener′s granulomatosis
url http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2011;volume=28;issue=1;spage=52;epage=55;aulast=Mahajan
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