CHURG-STRAUSS PULMONARY VASCULITIS - HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY SCANNING AND PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS

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作者
BUSCHMAN, DL
WALDRON, JA
KING, TE
机构
[1] NATL JEWISH CTR IMMUNOL & RESP MED,DEPT MED,DENVER,CO
[2] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT RADIOL,DENVER,CO 80262
[3] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PATHOL,DENVER,CO 80262
[4] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT MED,DENVER,CO 80262
[5] VET ADM MED CTR,DENVER,CO 80220
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AMERICAN REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE | 1990年 / 142卷 / 02期
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10.1164/ajrccm/142.2.458
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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摘要
A case of Churg-Strauss vasculitis was studied by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scanning. HRCT scanning demonstrated enlarged, irregular and stellate-shaped arteries, and small patchy opacities were present in the pulmonary parenchyma. These findings correlated with the histologic appearance of the pulmonary on open lung biopsy. The arteries were enlarged due to eosinophilic infiltration in the vessel walls, and the adjacent lymphatics were dilated. This observation suggests that HRCT scans may be of value in the evaluation of pulmonary vasculitis because these findings are distinct from those of other diffuse lung lesions.
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