Pulmonary renal syndrome in a case of Wegener's granulomatosis.

Abstract	We report a case of a 42-year-old patient who presented with Wegener's granulomatosis complicated by pulmonary renal syndrome, i.e., diffuse alveolar haemorrhage and rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis. The patient was treated with plasmapheresis and immunosuppressive drugs--intravenous cyclophosphamide and methyl prednisolone. The clinical, haematological and biochemical parameters improved substantially and remission is achieved.
Authors	Susmita Kundu, Swapnendu Misra, Ranjit Kumar Halder, Arpita Roychowdhury
Journal	The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences (Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci) Vol. 55 Issue 1 Pg. 49-52 ( 2013) ISSN: 0377-9343 [Print] India
PMID	23798092 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Immunosuppressive Agents Cyclophosphamide Methylprednisolone
Topics	Adult Cyclophosphamide (administration & dosage) Glomerulonephritis (etiology, therapy) Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (complications, pathology) Hemorrhage (etiology, therapy) Humans Immunosuppressive Agents (therapeutic use) Kidney (pathology) Lung Diseases (etiology, therapy) Male Methylprednisolone (administration & dosage) Plasmapheresis

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