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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

Authors
 Moo Suk Park 
Citation
 TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES, Vol.74(4) : 151-162, 2013 
Journal Title
TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES
ISSN
 1738-3536 
Issue Date
2013
Keywords
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic ; Capillaries ; Diagnosis ; Hemorrhage ; Pulmonary Alveoli ; Review ; Vasculitis
Abstract
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a life-threatening and medical emergency that can be caused by numerous disorders and presents with hemoptysis, anemia, and diffuse alveolar infiltrates. Early bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage is usually required to confirm the diagnosis and rule out infection. Most cases of DAH are caused by capillaritis associated with systemic autoimmune diseases such as anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, anti-glomerular basement membrane disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus, but DAH may also result from coagulation disorders, drugs, inhaled toxins, or transplantation. The diagnosis of DAH relies on clinical suspicion combined with laboratory, radiologic, and pathologic findings. Early recognition is crucial, because prompt diagnosis and treatment is necessary for survival. Corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents remain the gold standard. In patients with DAH, biopsy of involved sites can help to identify the cause and to direct therapy. This article aims to provide a general review of the causes and clinical presentation of DAH and to recommend a diagnostic approach and a management plan for the most common causes.
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DOI
10.4046/trd.2013.74.4.151
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Moo Suk(박무석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0820-7615
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/87836
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