Two Cases of Microscopic Polyangiitis with Honeycomb Lung / 결핵
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 550-556, 2002.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-15319
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ABSTRACT
Microscopic polyangiitis is a systemic small-vessel vasculitis that is associated primarily with necrotizing glomerulonephritis and pulmonary capillaritis. A recurrent and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage due to pulmonary capi llaritis is the main clinical manifestation of lung involvement. Recently, an interstitial lung disease that mimics idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was reported to be rarely associated with microscopic polyangiitis. Here we report two patients with microscopic polyangiitis who showed a honeycomb lung at the time of the initial diagnosis with a brief review of relevant literature.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vasculitis
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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Diagnosis
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Microscopic Polyangiitis
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Glomerulonephritis
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Hemorrhage
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article