Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Path: Alveolar hemorrhage

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). Diagnosed by either fresh hemorrhage denoting recent active bleeding, stainable iron in macrophages (the Gold score) and/or capillaritis. See also 'Path: capillaritis' and BAL cytology under hemorrhage. See also under IIIa.

Publications

Blow BJ, Ge Y, Safdar Z

Respiratory failure, lung infiltrates, and hemoptysis in a woman with chronic isopropyl alcohol inhalation.

Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease 2012 Jun;6;189-93 — 2012 Jun — 189-93