Open AccessDiffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Wegener′s granulomatosis
Author(s) -
Vineet Mahajan,
J Whig,
Anil Kashyap,
Soma Gupta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.76302
Subject(s) - medicine , diffuse alveolar hemorrhage , cyclophosphamide , treatment modality , pathology , dermatology , surgery , chemotherapy
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.