Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as temporal arteritis.
A granulomatous giant cell vasculitis of the temporal artery was observed in a biopsy specimen from a patient with corresponding clinical symptoms. Within weeks, the new onset of pulmonary infiltrates and renal failure prompted biopsy of the patient's kidney. A necrotizing glomerulonephritis, compatible with a diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis, was present. Vasculitis of the temporal artery may be a feature of Wegener's granulomatosis.
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Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000209:etiology*; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology