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KMID : 0364020110440060448
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2011 Volume.44 No. 6 p.448 ~ p.451
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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in a 39-year-old Woman: Unusual Initial Presentation of Microscopic Polyangiitis
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Kim Jae-Jun
Park Jae-Kil
Wang Young-Pil
Park Hyung-Joo
Sung Sook-Whan
Kim Do-Yeon
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Abstract
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Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a necrotizing vasculitis involving the small vessels without granulomatous inflammation. Most MPA initially presents with renal involvement without pulmonary involvement. Isolated and initially presenting alveolar hemorrhage is very rare. The patient was a 39-year-old female with a progressive cough, dyspnea, and blood-tinged sputum for the previous 5 days. We determined that her condition was MPA though VATS lung biopsy and renal biopsy. After 2 months of steroid therapy, the chest lesions had improved. We report here a rare case of MPA with isolated and initial involvement of the lung with a review of the literature.
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KEYWORD
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Hemoptysis, Lung, Vascular disease
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