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Alveolar Hemorrhage Syndromes
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Alveoli are
the tiny air sacs in the lung where oxygen is brought into
the blood and carbon dioxide is released. Many diseases
(fortunately all rare) may cause bleeding in the
alveoli.
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- Cough with blood
- Shortness of breath
- Goodpasture's syndrome usually affects the
lungs and kidneys.
- Wegener's Granulomatosis also can
affect the sinuses and
kidneys.
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- X-Ray shows diffuse
lung infiltrates.
- Blood gas shows low oxygen level.
- Anemia due to blood loss may be present.
- C-ANCA blood level is elevated
- Elevated ANA, double stranded-DNA
- Kidney biopsy shows IgG deposits
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