title: [Wegener's granulomatosis--report of four cases including two in patients who died of myocardial infarction].
abstract: The prognosis for Wegener's granulomatosis (W-G) is good if it is diagnosed early and a combination of corticosteroids and cytotoxic drugs is given. During the past fourteen years, we were encountered four cases of W-G, three were systemic and one was limited. Of the three patients, with systemic disease, two died of myocardial infarction caused by a delay in diagnosis and one died of fulminant renal and respiratory failure. Only the one patient with a limited form of the disease survived for more than 5 years. We emphasize the importance of early diagnosis with consideration of the systemic features of W-G.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Disease, Kyoto City Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osako
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology