Open AccessMultiple patchy pulmonary consolidation in granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Author(s) -
Yamasaki Masahiro,
Taniwaki Masaya,
Nakano Shota,
Matsumoto Naoko,
Nabeshima Shinji,
Hattori Noboru
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.623
Subject(s) - granulomatosis with polyangiitis , medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , wegener granulomatosis , bloody , dry cough , pathology , dermatology , lung , vasculitis , surgery , disease
Key message Multiple patchy pulmonary consolidations that are unresponsive to antibiotics and/or exist at peri‐bronchial sites and bloody bronchoalveolar lavage may effectively help clinicians diagnose granulomatosis with polyangiitis.