Urethral stricture as unusual complications of Wegener's granulomatosis.
A patient with Wegener's granulomatosis is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by parotid gland biopsy. The patient responded to treatment with cyclophosphamide and prednisone. After many years, urethral stricture and subglottic stenosis developed and responded satisfactorily to surgery.
Zielonka
T M
TM
Department of Pneumonology, Medical School, Warsaw, Poland.
Madalinska
M
M
Droszcz
W
W
Pogorzelski
R
R
Borkowski
A
A
D000328:Adult; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004106:Dilatation; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone