Chronic suppurative lung disease with associated vasculitis

We report a patient with chronic bronchiectasis who developed systemic vasculitis. The patient was initially treated with immunosuppression; however, the addition of antibiotic therapy improved control of her vasculitis and the need for immunosuppression was reduced. Chronic bronchial suppuration ma...

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Published inPostgraduate Medical Journal Vol. 71; no. 831; pp. 24 - 27
Main Authors Bruce, I. N., McAteer, J. A., Gardiner, P. V., McFarland, R. J., Sloan, J. M., Bell, A. L.
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published England The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine 01.01.1995
Oxford University Press
BMJ Group
Subjects
Bronchiectasis - complications
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa - pathology
Mesenteric Arteries - pathology
Middle Aged
Skin Diseases, Vascular - etiology
Vasculitis - etiology
Vasculitis - pathology
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Summary:We report a patient with chronic bronchiectasis who developed systemic vasculitis. The patient was initially treated with immunosuppression; however, the addition of antibiotic therapy improved control of her vasculitis and the need for immunosuppression was reduced. Chronic bronchial suppuration may have an aetiological role in the pathogenesis of this condition.
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ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.71.831.24