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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with unilateral facial nerve palsy and nasal septum perforation

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a necrotising vasculitis of unknown cause that has several systemic manifestations. The disease is characterised by the classical triad involving acute inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tracts with renal involvement. However, the disease pathol...

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Autores principales: Zaeri, Bandar, Khan, Soha, Hegazy, Asmaa, Al Ghanim, Nayef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7802726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33431530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-236469
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Sumario:Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a necrotising vasculitis of unknown cause that has several systemic manifestations. The disease is characterised by the classical triad involving acute inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tracts with renal involvement. However, the disease pathology can involve the central nervous system. This case report presents a case of GPA with facial nerve palsy as the first manifestation of the disease, which has been rarely reported in the medical literature.