PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Octavian C. Ioachimescu
AU  - James K. Stoller
TI  - Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: Diagnosing it and finding the cause
DP  - 2008 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 258--280
VI  - 75
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/4/258.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/4/258.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2008 Apr 01; 75
AB  - Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is an acute, life-threatening event, and repeated episodes can lead to organizing pneumonia, collagen deposition in small airways, and, ultimately, fibrosis. Among the many conditions it can accompany are Wegener granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, Goodpasture syndrome, connective tissue disorders, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, infectious or toxic exposures, and neoplastic conditions. Its many causes and presentations pose an important challenge to the clinician.