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RESUMO O presente relato tem o objetivo de mostrar um caso incomum de Granulomatose com Poliangeíte (GPA), que previamente era denominada Granulomatose de Wegener. Trata-se de é uma doença multissistêmica, caracterizada por inflamação granulomatosa necrotizante e vasculite que envolve principalmente o trato respiratório superior e inferior, embora não raramente, exista comprometimento neurológico.
ABSTRACT This report aims to show an unusual case of granulomatosis with polyangeitis (GPA), previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis. It is a multisystemic disease characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and vasculitis involving mainly the upper and lower respiratory tract, although not infrequently, there is neurological impairment.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis/complications , Cranial Nerve Diseases/etiology , Sclera/transplantation , Case Reports , Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Visual Acuity , Scleritis/surgery , Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis/diagnosis , Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis/therapy , Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic , Cranial Nerve Diseases/diagnosis , Cranial Nerve Diseases/therapy , Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use , Electrodiagnosis/methodsABSTRACT
To report a case of nodular episcleritis at the limbus associated with corenal deposits in a young patient. Observational case report. A 16-year-old Saudi girl developed a pinkish-white, soft, well-demarcated mass, 6 x 5 mm in size and 1mm in height, in the superonasal limal area of the right eye. It was associated with yellowish deposits in the adjacent cornea. histopathological evaluation of the excised lesion revealed chronic inflammation in the deep layer of the episclera with infiltration by lymphocytes and epithelioid cells, in addition to capillary proliferation. subsequently, the patient didn't develop any systemic manifistation or recurrence during the one-year follow-up period. Although nodular episcleritis tends to occure in an older age group, it can also present in young patients. Surgical excision can result in an excellent clinical outcome