A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) Presenting with Marked Inflamed Tracheobronchial Mucosa
Joint Authors
Yoshimura, Sho
Sakamoto, Susumu
Kinami, Saori
Nishiuma, Teruaki
Ohnishi, Hisashi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 70-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of weight loss and persistent dry cough.
Chest radiograph and CT showed multiple infiltrates in the bilateral upper lobes and the remarkably thickened bronchial walls.
Bronchoscopy revealed diffuse erythema and edema of the tracheobronchial mucosa without any ulcerous legions.
Serum MPO-ANCA was positive (155 EU).
Transbronchial biopsy was performed and revealed necrotic granulomas with multinucleated giant cells in the bronchial/bronchiolar and parenchymal lesions.
Thus, we diagnosed it as a localized form of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener’s granulomatosis).
After treatment with corticosteroid and cyclophosphamide, the bronchial findings were entirely resolved.
We report here a rare case of GPA presenting with markedly inflamed tracheobronchial mucosa.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nishiuma, Teruaki& Ohnishi, Hisashi& Yoshimura, Sho& Kinami, Saori& Sakamoto, Susumu. 2013. A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) Presenting with Marked Inflamed Tracheobronchial Mucosa. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nishiuma, Teruaki…[et al.]. A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) Presenting with Marked Inflamed Tracheobronchial Mucosa. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nishiuma, Teruaki& Ohnishi, Hisashi& Yoshimura, Sho& Kinami, Saori& Sakamoto, Susumu. A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) Presenting with Marked Inflamed Tracheobronchial Mucosa. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454624
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454624
