Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Pulmonary vasculitis or capillaritis

Including granulomatosis with polyangiitis. With or without ANCA or DAH present. Capillaritis is sometimes documented on pathology. In cases due to PTU or cocaine/levamisole, very high titres of multispecific ANCA can be present. See also under III and XII

Publications

Sovijärvi AR, Lemola M, Stenius B, Idänpään-Heikkilä J

Nitrofurantoin-induced acute, subacute and chronic pulmonary reactions.

Scandinavian journal of respiratory diseases 1977;58;41-50 — 1977 — 41-50