Prompt plasmapheresis successfully rescue pulmonary-renal syndrome caused by ANCA-negative microscopic polyangiitis.

Wang, Chih-Chiang; Shiang, Jeng-Chuan; Tsai, Ming-Kai; Chen, I-Hung; Lin, Shih-Hua; Chu, Pauling; Wu, Chia-Chao

Wang, Chih-Chiang; Shiang, Jeng-Chuan; Tsai, Ming-Kai; Chen, I-Hung; Lin, Shih-Hua; Chu, Pauling; Wu, Chia-Chao.

Affiliation

Wang CC; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Number 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Clin Rheumatol ; 28(12): 1457-60, 2009 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19714391

Subject(s)

Kidney Diseases/therapy; Lung Diseases/therapy; Microscopic Polyangiitis/therapy; Plasmapheresis; Administration, Oral; Aged; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use; Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic/blood; Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use; Humans; Kidney Diseases/etiology; Lung Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases/etiology; Male; Microscopic Polyangiitis/blood; Microscopic Polyangiitis/complications; Mycophenolic Acid/analogs & derivatives; Mycophenolic Acid/therapeutic use; Prednisolone/therapeutic use; Pulse Therapy, Drug; Radiography, Thoracic; Syndrome; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plasmapheresis / Microscopic Polyangiitis / Kidney Diseases / Lung Diseases Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Clin Rheumatol Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China Country of publication: Germany

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