Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

Lee, Irene S. M.D.

¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Dr. Lee can be contacted at [email protected].

This article was published on June 28, 2025, at NEJM.org.

New England Journal of Medicine 393(1):p 72-72, July 3, 2025. | DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm2416576

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

A 57-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of worsening shortness of breath. Radiography and CT showed perihilar airspace opacities in both lungs, and bloody aliquots of fluid were obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage.