An important cause of non-resolving pneumonia

We describe the case of a young patient with a history of non-resolving pneumonia. She was diagnosed with a limited form of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), by percutaneous core needle lung biopsy. In this report, we discuss the definition and clinical implications of limited GPA, treatment o...

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Autores principales: Shoki, Alborz, Gomes, Marcio M., Gupta, Ashish, Kify, Omar, Pakhale, Smita, Mulpuru, Sunita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4956902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27482510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.07.001
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Sumario:We describe the case of a young patient with a history of non-resolving pneumonia. She was diagnosed with a limited form of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), by percutaneous core needle lung biopsy. In this report, we discuss the definition and clinical implications of limited GPA, treatment options, and highlight the importance of considering vasculitis in the differential diagnosis of non-resolving pneumonia.

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