title: The pulmonary physician in critical care * illustrative case 3: pulmonary vasculitis.
abstract: The case history of a patient admitted to the ICU with severe hypoxic respiratory failure later diagnosed as Wegener's granulomatosis is presented. The diagnosis and management of patients with suspected pulmonary vasculitis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*