Use of Plasmapheresis and Immunosuppressants to Treat Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Patient with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic granulomatous inflammatory disease characterized by small-to-medium vessel vasculitis due to Central Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (C-ANCA). GPA commonly involves the lungs and the kidneys. Among the pulmonary manifestations, diffuse alveol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/7/378 |