Kidney involvement in a wegener granulomatosis case.
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2012-09
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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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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody, renal failure, vasculitis
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Cavoli Gioacchino Li, Ferrantelli Angelo, Bono Luisa, Tortorici Calogera, Passantino Rita, Rotolo Ugo. Kidney involvement in a wegener granulomatosis case. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012 Sept-Oct; 66(9) 238-240.