Successful use of plasmapheresis for granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.

Authors

Mark E Haupt
John Pires-Ervoes
Melissa L. Brannen MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Marisa S Klein-Gitelman
Adrienne L Prestridge
Mary A Nevin

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2013

Abstract

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is uncommon in pediatric patients and is a rare presenting sign of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). We present the case a 14-year-old girl who presented with respiratory failure secondary to DAH as the initial presenting sign of GPA. Her clinical course improved after initiation of plasmapheresis therapy and she is now in clinical remission.

Volume

48

Issue

6

First Page

614

Last Page

616

ISSN

1099-0496

Published In/Presented At

Haupt, M. E., Pires-Ervoes, J., Brannen, M. L., Klein-Gitelman, M. S., Prestridge, A. L., & Nevin, M. A. (2013). Successful use of plasmapheresis for granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. Pediatric pulmonology, 48(6), 614–616. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.22666

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

22949178

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article