https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2024.3203

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: a retrospective study from a tertiary care center

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Pulmonary hemorrhage, alveolar hemorrhage, hemoptysis, bronchoscopy, pulmonary-renal syndromes
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Sanchit Mohan
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3364-1037
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Rohit Kumar
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6398-7840
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Pranav Ish
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Rajnish Kaushik
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3985-4659
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Tanmaya Talukdar
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4600-4571
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Neeraj Gupta
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-0125
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Nitesh Gupta
niteshgupta2107@gmail.com
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is characterized by a syndrome of alveolar bleeding, a fall in hemoglobin, and respiratory failure. It can occur because of various immunologic and non-immunologic conditions. The etiology of DAH is important, as treatment varies with the etiology. This retrospective observational study evaluates the diverse etiologies, time to diagnosis from symptom onset, management strategies, and outcome of DAH in a span of 12 months at our tertiary care center. A total of 8 patients were identified with 8 different etiologies. 6/8 (75%) patients had immunologic causes, and 2/8 (25%) had non-immunologic causes of DAH. 6/8 (75%) patients were females, the mean time to DAH diagnosis was 4.25 months from symptom onset, 6/8 (75%) patients improved, and 2/8 (25%) died due to complications. It is necessary to differentiate between the etiologies of DAH and establish an early diagnosis to plan management and improve outcomes.

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Mohan, Sanchit, Rohit Kumar, Pranav Ish, Rajnish Kaushik, Tanmaya Talukdar, Neeraj Gupta, and Nitesh Gupta. 2024. “Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, October. https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2024.3203.
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