Wegener's granulomatosis: unusual presentations.
Wegener's granulomatosis is a necrotizing vasculitis characterized by respiratory tract involvement and focal glomerulonephritis. Rare presentations include abdominal pain as a result of gut involvement, pericarditis, cardiac arteritis and blindness. Detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies should not be used as a substitute for a histological diagnosis.
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Department of Rheumatology, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust.
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic