Afessa B, Cowart R G, Koenig S M
Department of Medicine, Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Ill., USA.
South Med J. 1997 Feb;90(2):237-9. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199702000-00016.
A 66-year-old man had diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis due to IgA nephropathy. The diffuse alveolar hemorrhage resolved after high-dose corticosteroid therapy, and renal function improved after plasmapheresis. This response suggests an adjunctive role for plasmapheresis in the treatment of patients presenting this rare clinical picture.