PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chan, C. N.
AU  - Lai, F. M.
AU  - Lai, K. N.
AU  - Pang, J. A.
TI  - Relapse of idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage and glomerulonephritis associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
AID  - 10.1136/pgmj.64.747.52
DP  - 1988 Jan 01
TA  - Postgraduate Medical Journal
PG  - 52--55
VI  - 64
IP  - 747
4099  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/64/747/52.short
4100  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/64/747/52.full
SO  - Postgrad Med J1988 Jan 01; 64
AB  - A 49 year old man who developed idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage and glomerulonephritis responded initially to immunosuppressive treatment and plasmapheresis. However, he died later from massive pulmonary haemorrhage and necropsy showed cytomegalovirus infection of the lungs. We propose that relapse of pulmonary haemorrhage may be associated with cytomegalovirus infection and that preventive measures against acquiring the virus through blood products should be considered for elective transfusions in view of the relatively good long term prognosis of this syndrome.