A lung biopsy is necessary in the management of ANCA-positive patients with chest roentgenographic abnormalities

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-240

  King Jr , Talmadge E ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ANCA; Lung biopsy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; BIOPSY; HUMANS; LUNG; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 16044372778     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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