Subarachnoid haemorrhage in Wegener's granulomatosis, with negative four vessel angiography.
Two patients with Wegener's granulomatosis and spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage are presented in whom four vessel angiograms were normal. The diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis should be considered in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage and negative four vessel angiography. The presence of antibodies to a neutrophil cytoplasmic antigen may be of diagnostic value.
Venning
M C
MC
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Burn
D J
DJ
Bashir
S H
SH
Deopujari
C E
CE
Mendelow
A D
AD
D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D001323:Autoantibodies; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone