CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE LUNG-DISEASE WITH ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS

Authors
BRUCE IN MCATEER JA GARDINER PV MCFARLAND RJ SLOAN JM BELL AL
Citation
In. Bruce et al., CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE LUNG-DISEASE WITH ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS, Postgraduate medical journal, 71(831), 1995, pp. 24-27
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
71
Issue
831
Year of publication
1995
Pages
24 - 27
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1995)71:831<24:CSLWAV>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
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 v asculitis and the need for immunosuppression was reduced. Chronic bron chial suppuration may have an aetiological role in the pathogenesis of this condition.