title: Wegener's granulomatosis--an etiology of acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Wegener's granulomatosis is a systemic disease that usually involves the upper respiratory tract and kidneys. We report a 47-year-old man with Wegener's granulomatosis that presented as acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Sterling Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Vismit P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Joshipura
authors.forename: Sanjiv P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Haribhakti
authors.forename: Sapan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: Harshad N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: Nitin R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology