| Autor: |
Philipose Jobin, Siddiqui Faraz, Wong Jiyoung, Wiesel Shimshon, Esper Ziad, Elsayegh Dany |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 25, Iss , Pp 201-203 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2213-0071 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.09.002 |
| Popis: |
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare and life-threatening event which is characterized by bleeding into the alveolar spaces of the lung. Etiology of DAH can be broadly divided into immune and non-immune mediated disease. In the absence of infection or malignancy, an immunological workup is required to find the cause of alveolar bleed. Rarely, there is a failure to establish a definitive etiology in patients with DAH. In those scenarios, patients who do not respond to steroids, plasmapheresis should be considered as a rescue treatment to prevent catastrophic outcomes. Herein, we present a unique case of a 48-year-old male admitted with DAH of unknown etiology completely recovered after empirical plasmapheresis. |
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