[Wegener's granulomatosis with gastrointestinal involvement].
Wegener's granulomatosis is a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis often characterized by involvement of the upper respiratory tract, lungs and kidney, although any organic system can be affected. We present the case of a female patient with Wegener's granulomatosis diagnosed by biopsy of the kidney, and severe gastrointestinal bleeding with fatal course. Endoscopic findings of the colon and the histopathology of the biopsy are discussed.
Espinosa Aguilar
M D
MD
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada.
López de Hierro Ruiz
M
M
Quintero Fuentes
D
D
Nogueras López
F
F
García Montero
M
M
Marín Aznar
J L
JL
Ruiz-Cabello Jiménez
M
M
Martín-Vivaldi Martínez
R
R
D000208:Acute Disease; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged
Granulomatosis de Wegener con afectación gastrointestinal.