ABSTRACT
Stroke is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The etiolo-gies are varied. Gas embolism is a known complication of invasive procedures, which may complicate with cerebral embolization and ischemia. Benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy are recognized in cerebral gas embolism when started in the first hours after the event, which are fundamental for the vital prognosis
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Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Hyperbaric Oxygenation/methods , Intracranial Embolism/therapy , Embolism, Air/therapy , Biopsy, Needle/adverse effects , Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology , Cerebral Arteries/physiopathology , Foramen Ovale, Patent/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), which was formerly named Wegener's Granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic disease characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and vasculitis that primarily involves upper and lower respiratory tract, as well as kidneys. Diagnosing GPA on the basis of transthoracic fine needle aspiration (TFNA) may be problematic, as it can be misdiagnosed as cancer. We describe a patient with a probable GPA which was originally diagnosed as malignancy, but who responded to lung cancer chemotherapy.
