title: Alveolar hemorrhage in IgA nephropathy treated with plasmapheresis.
abstract: A 66-year-old man had diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis due to IgA nephropathy. The diffuse alveolar hemorrhage resolved after high-dose corticosteroid therapy, and renal function improved after plasmapheresis. This response suggests an adjunctive role for plasmapheresis in the treatment of patients presenting this rare clinical picture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Afessa
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cowart
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Koenig
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003404:Creatinine; D008775:Methylprednisolone