https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2016.594

Asymptomatic endoalveolar hemorrhage in a young male

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2016)
Submitted: 16 February 2015
Accepted: 21 March 2015
Published: 23 June 2016
Wegener’s granulomatosis, hemorrhage, bronchoalveolar lavage.
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Alain Kafyeke
alain.kafyeke@gmail.com
Istituto di Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy.
Giovanni Pomponio
Isttituto di Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy.
Andrea Balloni
Istituto di Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy.
Simona Gambini
Anatomia Patologica, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy.
Francesca Barbisan
Istituto di Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy.
Armando Gabrielli
Istituto di Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy.
We describe the case of a young male affected by granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with non-specific complaints and complicated by the occurrence of a diffuse endoalveolar hemorrhage characterized by atypical clinical and radiological features. The importance of a rapid and aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic approach has to be strongly underlined. Available data regarding prevalence, clinical and radiological characteristics and treatment of this uncommon manifestation have also been hereby reviewed.

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Kafyeke, A., Pomponio, G., Balloni, A., Gambini, S., Barbisan, F., & Gabrielli, A. (2016). Asymptomatic endoalveolar hemorrhage in a young male. Italian Journal of Medicine, 10(2), 137–139. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2016.594

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