title: Colitis as the initial presentation of Wegener's granulomatosis.
abstract: Wegener's granulomatosis is a vasculitis which commonly presents with symptoms referable to the upper airway system, lungs, joints, eyes and kidneys. We present a case in which colitis combined with sinusitis could retrospectively be attributed as the initial manifestations of Wegener's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine B, University of Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menzel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaubitz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lügering
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Domschke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed