Wegener's granulomatosis successfully treated with prednisolone and potassium iodide.
Wegener's granulomatosis has traditionally been treated with steroids and cyclophosphamide. We used potassium iodide in conjunction with prednisolone to treat a patient with a limited form of this disease who had gangrenous rhinitis and skin involvement including necrotic papules and ulcerations. After three months of this therapy, the mucosal and cutaneous lesions had almost completely disappeared.
Division of Dermatology, Tohoku Kosei-Nenkin Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
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D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D011193:Potassium Iodide; D011239:Prednisolone