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Successful use of plasmapheresis for granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Haupt Mark E.,
PiresErvoes John,
Brannen Melissa L.,
KleinGitelman Marisa S.,
Prestridge Adrienne L.,
Nevin Mary A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.22666
Subject(s) - medicine , diffuse alveolar hemorrhage , plasmapheresis , granulomatosis with polyangiitis , respiratory failure , microscopic polyangiitis , vasculitis , pulmonary hemorrhage , surgery , lung , pathology , disease , immunology , antibody
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is uncommon in pediatric patients and is a rare presenting sign of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). We present the case a 14‐year‐old girl who presented with respiratory failure secondary to DAH as the initial presenting sign of GPA. Her clinical course improved after initiation of plasmapheresis therapy and she is now in clinical remission. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2013; 48:614–616. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.