title: Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as subglottic stenosis.
abstract: One of the rarest diseases associated with upper airway obstruction in adults is subglottic stenosis from the necrotizing vasculitis of Wegener's granulomatosis. Early recognition and treatment of this potentially fatal syndrome is necessary to insure long-term survival.
authors: Division of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY 40202.
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Morris
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Byrd
authors: T M
authors: TM
authors: Roy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence