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pulmonary capillaritis

Etiology

- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-positive small vessel vasculitis

- antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
- hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (16933473)
- acute pulmonary allograft rejection (9588587)
- drugs

  • propylthiouracil

Variants

- acute pulmonary capillaritis
- necrotizing alveolar capillaritis
- pulmonary eosinophilic capillaritis

References

- Franks TJ, Koss MN. Pulmonary capillaritis. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2000 Sep;6(5):430-5. PMID: 10958235