title: Periaortitis heralding Wegener's granulomatosis.
abstract: We describe a 47-year-old man who successively presented atheromatous coronary artery disease, cholesterol embolism after angioplasty, periaortitis with presence of c-ANCA, and finally typical pulmonary lesions caused by Wegener's granulomatosis. This case illustrates the link between atheromatous and inflammatory process and emphasizes that periaortitis may be a feature of Wegener's granulomatosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, CHU Timone, France.
authors.forename: Roux-Serratrice Christine
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: de
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serratrice
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Granel
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Disdier
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pache
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Astoul
authors.forename: Lucienne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garbe
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Branchereau
authors.forename: Pierre-Jean
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Weiller
mesh_terms: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000032:analysis; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic