Wegener's granulomatosis causing laryngeal and tracheobronchial obstruction in an adolescent girl.
A 12-year-old girl presenting with a painful neck mass and ulcerated gingival lesions was found to have Wegener's granulomatosis involving the gingivae, paranasal sinuses, ears, mastoids, larynx, trachea, bronchial tree, lungs, kidneys and joints. The initial illness and two subsequent exacerbations were treated with intravenous and oral cyclophosphamide and prednisone. Secondary infections have been managed with establishment of good drainage and use of appropriate antibiotics. The patient is well with a normal sedimentation rate 4 1/2 years after the onset of her disease.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*