Background: Alveolar hemorrhage can be seen in many vasculitic disorders. However, granulomatosis polyangiitis (formerly Wegener’s granulomatosis) uncommonly presents with life threatening alveolar hemorrhage and has only been discussed in a few case reports [1]. Case Presentation: A 53 year old Caucasian male presented with hemoptysis and profound anemia. Two weeks prior, he had presented with...

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in a pediatric patient requires urgent and aggressive therapy. Here we report a young child with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and antiplatelet antibody manifesting as recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage due to pauci-immune capillaritis that was successfully treated with rituximab.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Studies have introduced a new method for preload evaluation based on systolic pressure variation analysis (SPV) during mechanical ventilation. This research aimed at evaluating whether SPV and its delta down derived (ddown) are earlier hypovolemia indicators and guides for volume replacement with hypertonic and hyperoncotic solutions. METHODS Twelve dogs were submitt...

Acute massive pulmonary hemorrhage (AMPH) is a rare life-threatening complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a lupus nephritis patient with active disease, in whom AMPH developed after craniotomy for brain injury. Computed tomography scan of the brain revealed a subdural hemorrhage and intracranial hemorrhage with a midline shift, indicating increased intracranial pressure...

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare life-threatening condition which refers to the presence of red blood cells within alveoli deriving from hemorrhage originating in the pulmonary microvasculature. It differs from alveolar filling, in which blood cells derive from localized bleeding, usually of bronchial origin. DAH may be part of diffuse alveolar injury of any origin. DAH should be con...

UNLABELLED Many pulmonary problems such as lung cancer, occupational asthma, and pneumoconiosis have been described due to welding in the literature until now. This is the first case report of alveolar hemorrhage due to welding fumes presented with massive hemoptysis. We report a rare case of massive hemopthisis associated with welder's lung, with a discussion based on a review of the literatur...