Acute onset of Wegener's granulomatosis and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage treated successfully by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2002
Abstract
Wegener's granulomatosis is a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis involving the upper airway, lungs, and kidneys. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a rare and life-threatening presentation of Wegener's granulomatosis. We report on a previously healthy 13-yr-old boy who presented with fulminant pulmonary hemorrhage leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome and was found to have Wegener's granulomatosis. The diagnosis was based on clinical, radiologic, serologic, and histologic manifestations. The therapeutic challenges and the modalities of support to sustain life until clinical remission are presented.
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
63
Last Page
66
ISSN
1529-7535
Published In/Presented At
Hernandez, M. E., Lovrekovic, G., Schears, G., Helfaer, M., Friedman, D., Stafford, P., Albert, D., & Arens, R. (2002). Acute onset of Wegener's granulomatosis and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage treated successfully by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 3(1), 63–66. https://doi.org/10.1097/00130478-200201000-00014
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
12793925
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article