Wegener's granulomatosis in the chest: high-resolution CT findings.
OBJECTIVE
Wegener's granulomatosis is an uncommon necrotizing vasculitis having variable presentations in the chest that are best depicted on high-resolution CT. Imaging findings may include nodules, which may cavitate; ground-glass opacity secondary to pulmonary hemorrhage; and airway stenoses and ulcerations. Active Wegener's granulomatosis can mimic pneumonia, septic emboli, and metastases.


CONCLUSIONS
This article will illustrate the high-resolution CT findings of Wegener's granulomatosis in the chest.
Ananthakrishnan
Lakshmi
L
Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Hb6, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Sharma
Nidhi
N
Kanne
Jeffrey P
JP
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*