Wegener's granulomatosis mimicking a sternal abscess.
Bone destruction as a manifestation of Wegener's granulomatosis has been reported, but these cases were limited to the head and face. We present a case in which a sternal abscess was the initial manifestation of Wegener's granulomatosis. We believe this is the first reported case of bone destruction due to Wegener's occurring in a location other than the head and face.
Hennington
M H
MH
Department of Sugery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA.
Detterbeck
F C
FC
Kahai
J
J
Szwerc
M F
MF
Jennette
J C
JC
Egan
T M
TM
Falk
R J
RJ
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D013249:Sternum
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D001323:Autoantibodies