title: Tracheal Stenosis Because of Wegener Granulomatosis Misdiagnosed as Asthma.
abstract: We describe a patient with Wegener granulomatosis whose complaint of wheezing was incorrectly attributed to asthma. Anesthesiologists must recognize that tracheal stenosis is extremely common in Wegener granulomatosis and can mimic other causes of wheezing.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Kelley E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: O'Hear
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ingrande
authors.forename: Jay B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: Chih-Kwang
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*