Diagnostic criteria, physiopathology and etiology of intra-alveolar hemorrhage

In the first part of this article the clinical and paraclinical criteria of intra-alveolar haemorrhages are reviewed. The principal signs and symptoms are dyspnoea, haemoptysis, anaemia and bilateral alveolar and interstitial opacities. Computerized tomography of the chest shows a non-systematized a...

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Published inRevue de pneumologie clinique Vol. 48; no. 4; p. 149
Main Authors Quieffin, J, Capron, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 1992
Subjects
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease - complications
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - chemistry
Connective Tissue Diseases - complications
Glomerulonephritis - complications
Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Hemorrhage - etiology
Hemorrhage - physiopathology
Hemosiderosis - complications
Humans
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Lung Diseases - etiology
Lung Diseases - physiopathology
Pulmonary Alveoli
Vasculitis - complications
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Summary:In the first part of this article the clinical and paraclinical criteria of intra-alveolar haemorrhages are reviewed. The principal signs and symptoms are dyspnoea, haemoptysis, anaemia and bilateral alveolar and interstitial opacities. Computerized tomography of the chest shows a non-systematized alveolar filling. In the second part, the cytological and histological criteria are considered; they are provided by examination of the alveolar lavage fluid and by lung biopsy. Finally, the main elements in the physiopathology and causes of these haemorrhages are successively described.
ISSN:0761-8417