Wegener’s Granulomatosis: A case report and literature review

ABSTRACT

Wegener’s granulomatosis is a rare multisystem necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis aff e c t i n g small - and medium-sized vessels. Its clinical manifestations can be nonspecific during the initial stages and indistinguishable from a variety of neoplastic, infectious, and inflammatory diseases. The disease may run a course from indolence to one of rapid progression leading to life-threatening multiorgan failure. We report a rare case of rapidly progressing Wegener’s granulomatosis.