Kidney involvement in a wegener granulomatosis case.
Cavoli, Gioacchino Li; Ferrantelli, Angelo; Bono, Luisa; Tortorici, Calogera; Passantino, Rita; Rotolo, Ugo.
Indian J Med Sci
; 2012 Sept-Oct; 66(9) 238-240
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Wegener Granulomatosis is a systemic Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody- associated Vasculitis, affecting small-to-medium vessels. Clinical presentation with simultaneous involvement of kidney and upper and lower respiratory tract is unusual. We report an instructive case of WG, analyzing clinical course, laboratory, and radiological features, kidney, lung, and larynx histological pictures. Besides renal biopsy, nephrology team performed larynx and lung biopsies because of unusual clinical presentation, computed tomography chest examination, and relevant malignancy risk regarding following immunosuppressant therapy.
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