Pulmonary involvement is frequent in vasculitis, particularly in ANCA-associated small vessel vasculitis. Laboratory and radiological data alone are often sufficient to confirm the clinical hypothesis, but sometimes the pathologist plays a crucial role in the differential diagnosis and the patient's management. In this review, the pathologic features of pulmonary vasculitis and the pathologist's role in this field are illustrated.
Keywords: granulomatosis with polyangiitis; lung; pathology; vasculitis.
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