Severe localised granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s granulomatosis) manifesting with extensive cranial nerve palsies and cranial diabetes insipidus: a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, formerly Wegener’s granulomatosis) is a multisystem vasculitis of small- to medium-sized blood vessels. Cranial involvement can result in cranial nerve palsies and, rarely, pituitary infiltration. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe the case of a 32 year...

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Autores principales: Peters, James E., Gupta, Vivek, Saeed, Ibtisam T., Offiah, Curtis, Jawad, Ali S. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5930853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29716529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-018-1058-8

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