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SUBMITTER: Casal A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196209 | biostudies-other | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Casal Ana A Díaz-Garel Juan J Pereiro Tara T Toubes María E ME Ricoy Jorge J Valdés Luis L
Journal of thoracic disease 20180901 9
Systemic vasculitides frequently affect the pulmonary vasculature. As the signs and symptoms of pulmonary vasculitis are variable and nonspecific, diagnosis and treatment represent a real challenge. Vasculitides should be given consideration, as these diseases present severe manifestations of rapidly progressing pulmonary disease. Examining other organs usually affected by vasculitides (e.g., the skin and kidneys) and determining autoantibody levels are essential to a better management of the di ...[more]