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Kundu S, Misra S, Halder RK, Roychowdhury A. Pulmonary Renal Syndrome in a Case of Wegener's Granulomatosis. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2013; 55 (1):49-52.
We report a case of a 42-year-old patient who presented with Wegener's granulomatosis complicated by pulmonary renal syndrome, i.e., diffuse alveolar haemorrhage and rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis. The patient was treated with plasmapheresis and immunosuppressive drugs — intravenous cyclophosphamide and methyl prednisolone. The clinical, haematological and biochemical parameters improved substantially and remission is achieved.
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