Pulmonary Hemorrhage Associated with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in Pediatric Patients: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 305-312

  Chen, Shou Yen ^a   Chang, Ko Chen ^a   Yu, Mei Ching ^b   Asueh, Swei ^a   Ou, Liang Shiou ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crescentic glomerulonephritis; Henoch Sch nlein purpura (HSP); Methylprednisolone pulse therapy; Plasma exchange; Pulmonary hemorrhage; Pulmonary renal syndrome

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RASH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; WEAKNESS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PLASMAPHERESIS; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80755190006     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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