RT Book, Section
A1 Rosen, Paul
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7052071
T1 Chapter 517. Pulmonary Vasculitis Syndromes
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7052071
RD 2024/04/20
AB Vasculitis  affecting  the  lung  is  exceptionally  uncommon  in  children.  The  presentation  may  vary  from  mild,  chronic  respiratory  symptoms  to  an  acute,  catastrophic,  life-threatening  pulmonary  hemorrhage.  When  symptoms  are  indolent,  diagnosis  may  be  delayed  by  months  or  years.  Early,  aggressive  treatment  is  imperative  in  cases  of  pulmonary  vasculitis.  Cumulative  lung  damage  due  to  ongoing  inflammation  can  lead  to  pulmonary  fibrosis.