Subacute meningitis heralding a diffuse granulomatous angiitis: (Wegener's granulomatosis?).
Subacute meningitis was the first manifestation of illness in a young man with multisystem disease involving lung, kidney, eye, and central nervous system. Necrotizing granulomatous angiitis was found in tissue obtained at thoracotomy and the diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis was suggested. This patient had an excellent functional recovery with cyclophosphamide and prednisone.
D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone