[Ocular involvement in patient with Wegener's granulomatosis--a case report].
Wegener's granulomatosis is a systemic vasculitis. Most often granulomatous inflammation is situated in upper and lower respiratory tracts as well as kidneys. Ocular involvement affects 50-60% of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis. Herein is reported the case of a man with Wegener's granulomatosis with ocular involvement which was a symptom of high disease activity. Intensive immunosuppressive treatment and local treatment were ineffective in eye involvement inhibition.
Majewski
Dominik
D
Katedra i Klinika Reumatologiczno-Rehabilitacyjna i Chorób Wewnetrznych AM w Poznaniu.
Puszczewicz
Mariusz
M
Zimmermann-Górska
Irena
I
Kołczewska
Aleksandra
A
Tuchocka-Piotrowska
Aleksandra
A
D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents