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Connecting the dots – rapid diagnostic process for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a patient with hemoptysis
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Chair and Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Student Research Association of Pulmonology, Chair and Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology,
Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Chair of Internal Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine in Nursing, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Anna Grzywa-Celińska
Chair and Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University , Lublin., ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954, Lublin, Poland
J Pre Clin Clin Res. 2022;16(2):38-41
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Introduction:
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (eGPA) is a rare type of vasculitis. We described the case of the patient who was admitted to our Department due to haemoptysis, in whom the model-based clinical reasoning and quick diagnostic process led to the diagnosis and referral of the patient to specialists dealing with the treatment of this disease. We wanted to emphasize the fact that the patient developed symptoms of the disease many years before diagnosis. However, these clinical problems were treated individually. A broader reflection of the patient’s symptoms may have led to earlier
diagnosis and implementation of adequate treatment
Objective:
The aim of the study is to underline the importance of clinical reasoning on the example of eGPA model diagnostics. The combination of several clinical findings led to the correct diagnosis, which enabled the patient to obtain treatment and improved further prognosis.
Krusiński A, Redestowicz K, Daniluk D, Bakalczuk P, Emeryk-Maksymiuk J, Grzywa-Celińska A. Connecting the dots – rapid diagnostic process
for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a patient with hemoptysis. J Pre-Clin Clin Res. 2022; 16(2): 38–41. doi: 10.26444/jpccr/149952
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