Rapidly progressive course of pauci-immune pulmonary capillaritis in a 70-year-old Asian male refractory to immunosuppression and plasma exchange.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-12-2020
Abstract
A 70-year-old man presented with acute respiratory failure, alveolar infiltrates and haemoptysis requiring supplemental oxygen. Flexible bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage identifies diffuse alveolar haemorrhage. Clinical and serological evaluations do not identify a precise aetiology and histopathology establishes the diagnosis of isolated pauci-immune pulmonary capillaritis. The patient received induction therapy with high dose methylprednisolone at 1000 mg/day for 5 days and weekly rituximab at 375 mg/m
Volume
13
Issue
3
ISSN
1757-790X
Published In/Presented At
Jiang, C., Martinez Pena, G. N., Xie, M., & Gafoor, K. (2020). Rapidly progressive course of pauci-immune pulmonary capillaritis in a 70-year-old Asian male refractory to immunosuppression and plasma exchange. BMJ case reports, 13(3), e233577. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-233577
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32169990
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article