TABLE 1

Differential diagnoses of pulmonary renal syndrome

ANCA-associated vasculitisGranulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA)
Anti-GBM diseaseAnti-GBM disease
ANCA-negative vasculitisIgA disease
Cryoglobulinaemia
Drug-induced vasculitisCocaine
d-penicillamine
Autoimmune connective tissue diseaseSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Polymyositis
Diabetes mellitus
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)
Systemic sclerosis

Classifying the differential diagnoses of pulmonary renal syndromes into groups based on the underlying pathological process. ANCA: anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies; GBM: glomerular basement membrane.