Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as a Parotid Gland Abscess

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a small-vessel vasculitis consisting of necrotizing granulomatous lesions in airways and focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis. However, it may affect other sites such as the skin, central nervous system, eyes, heart, gastrointestinal tract, and liver. We des...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dias, Blenda, Soares, Daniela, Sampaio, Patrick, Santiago, Mittermayer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4359816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/865108
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Sumario:Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a small-vessel vasculitis consisting of necrotizing granulomatous lesions in airways and focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis. However, it may affect other sites such as the skin, central nervous system, eyes, heart, gastrointestinal tract, and liver. We describe a rare case of GPA in which the initial manifestation was the involvement of the parotid gland mimicking a pyogenic abscess.

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