Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody levels in a pregnant woman taking propylthiouracil

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 240-243

  Kang, Ah Young ^a   Baek, Yang Hyun ^a   Sohn, You Jung ^a   Lee, Soo Keol ^a   Son, Choon Hee ^a   Kim, KyeongHee ^a   Yang, Doo Kyung ^a  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Propylthiouracil

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846946862     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: 20056648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.4.240     Document Type: Article

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