Periaortitis heralding Wegener's granulomatosis.
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.
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Roux-Serratrice Christine
RS
Service de Médecine Interne, CHU Timone, France.
Serratrice
Jacques
J
Granel
Brigitte
B
Disdier
Patrick
P
Bartoli
Jean-Michel
JM
Pache
Xavier
X
Astoul
Philippe
P
Garbe
Lucienne
L
Branchereau
Alain
A
Weiller
Pierre-Jean
PJ
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
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic