Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage as a fatal complication of Schönlein-Henoch purpura

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 705-708

  Usui, Keiko ^a   Ochiai, Toyoko ^a   Muto, Ritsuko ^a   Abe, Ikuko ^a   Aikawa, Miwa ^a   Kikushima, Kimio ^a   Nagao, Ken ^a  

^a SURUGADAI NIHON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemoptysis; Immunosuppressive therapy; Leukocytoclastic vasculitis; Pulmonary hemorrhage; Sch nlein Henoch purpura

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DYSPNEA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DYSPNEA; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; SKIN;

EID: 34848843805     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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