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Wegener's granulomatosis [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003
Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown origin. It occurs at any age, with the peak incidence in the third and fourth decades. The classic diagnostic triad of WG is necrotising granuloma of the upper or lower respiratory tract, vasculitis, and nephritis.
K S, Lim, G A, Lee, C E, Pavesio, L A, Ficker   +3 more
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An Unusual Presentation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2017
The granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis, is a pauci-immune vasculitis involving small- and medium-sized blood vessels.
Rakhee Sodhi, Sushant Khanduri, Varuna Jethani, Shirazi Nadia, Manoj Kumar   +4 more
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Hepatic involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction We report the case of a 58-year-old Caucasian Greek man who presented with dry cough, fever, bilateral alveolar infiltrates and acute hepatitis.
Trigidou Rodoula, Paissios Nicolas P, Goritsas Constantin, Delladetsima Joanna   +3 more
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Navigating Diagnostic Dilemmas in Cardiology: A Rare Case Report of Tuberculosis Presenting as a Cardiac Abscess. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Cardiac tuberculosis (TB) is a rare but important extrapulmonary form of TB that often presents diagnostic challenges due to nonspecific symptoms and its ability to mimic other cardiac conditions. We report the case of a 45‐year‐old woman with end‐stage renal disease secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) who presented with fever ...
Bayat F, Jame Bozorgi S, Khani M, Jafari Fesharaki M, Bagheri A, Farahani E.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Bilateral Facial Palsy in Rapidly Progressive Course of Wegener’s Granulomatosis: A Case Report

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2013
Introduction. Wegener’s granulomatosis belongs to a group of systemic vasculitis diseases, which is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis and presence of granulomas. In a lot of cases, the first symptoms of the disease are observed in the head and neck
Anna Roszkowska, Monika Morawska-Kochman, Hanna Temporale, Małgorzata Sikorska-Żuk, Tomasz Kręcicki   +4 more
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Strawberry gingivitis as the first presenting sign of wegener's granulomatosis: report of a case

European Journal of Medical Research, 2011
Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare multi-system disease characterized by the classic triad of necrotizing granulomas affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts, disseminated vasculitis and glomerulonephritis.
Siar CH, Yeo KB, Nakano K, Nagatsuka H, Tsujigiwa H, Tomida M, Ng KH, Kawakami T   +7 more
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Examining the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Assessment: A Comparative Study of ChatGPT and Educator‐Generated Multiple‐Choice Questions in a Dental Exam

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To compare the item difficulty and discriminative index of multiple‐choice questions (MCQs) generated by ChatGPT with those created by dental educators, based on the performance of dental students in a real exam setting. Materials and Methods A total of 40 MCQs—20 generated by ChatGPT 4.0 and 20 by dental educators—were developed based on ...
Nezaket Ezgi Özer, Yusuf Balcı, Gaye Bölükbaşı, Betul İlhan, Pelin Güneri   +4 more
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PR3-ANCA in Wegener's granulomatosis prime human mononuclear cells for enhanced activation via TLRs and NOD1/2

Diagnostic Pathology, 2009
Background Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) is autoantibodies characteristic of vasculitis diseases. A connection between ANCA and Wegener's granulomatosis was well established. The interaction of both ANCA phenotypes (PR3-ANCA and MPO-ANCA)
Iwashiro Atsushi, Sato Tadasu, Uehara Akiko, Yokota Sou   +3 more
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Migrant cavitation as primary involvement in a particular case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis, is a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of the small and medium vessels involving the upper respiratory tract, lungs, and kidneys.
Francesco Manti, MD, Caterina Battaglia, MD, Corrado Pelaia, MD, Maria Petullà, MD, Bernardo Bertucci, MD, Domenico Laganà, MD   +5 more
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Otologic Wegener's Granulomatosis [PDF]

Acta Otorrinolaringologica (English Edition), 2013
Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic vasculitic disease characterized by necrotizing granulomas and vasculitis of small vessels.1,2 Upper airway tract involvement is frequent over the course of the disease.1,3 Cytoplasmatic pattern antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCA) are highly specific for WG in the active phase.1,3 Proteinase 3-ANCA
Mesquita-Oliveira, P, Silvestre, N, Silva, C, Romão, J   +3 more
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