Plasmapheresis for diffuse alveolar hemo
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Thong Nguyen; Meri King Martin; Alexander J. Indrikovs
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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We present a case of a 20-year-old male with Wegener's Granulomatosis involving the upper respiratory tract, lungs, and kidneys. In his fourth hospital admission, the patient presented with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and poor pulmonary function: FiO 2 of 100% and PEEP of 17cm H 2 O on intubation. D