Indolent Wegener's granulomatosis.
Classical Wegener's granulomatosis is a relentlessly progressive and rapidly fatal disease. A pulmonary 'limited form' is associated with a much better prognosis. We report 3 cases of Wegener's granulomatosis which ran a prolonged indolent course despite major manifestations outside the lower respiratory tract and review the literature on survival.
D000328:Adult; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis