Migrant cavitation as primary involvement in a particular case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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. In this case report, we will describe the case of a 60-year-old man who pres...

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Autores principales: Manti, Francesco, Battaglia, Caterina, Pelaia, Corrado, Petullà, Maria, Bertucci, Bernardo, Laganà, Domenico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9340142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35923342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.06.074
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Sumario: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. In this case report, we will describe the case of a 60-year-old man who presented to our observation with recurrent episodes of hemoptoe, fever, and mucopurulent sputum. The diagnosis was made by radiological and laboratory tests.

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