Wegener’s Granulomatosis with Parotid Gland Involvement and Pneumothorax
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Wegener's granulomatosis with parotid gland involvement and pneumothorax.
OBJECTIVE Wegener's granulomatosis is a systemic vasculitis characterized by necrotizing granulomatous lesions mostly involving the upper and lower respiratory tract. The disease rarely causes parotid gland involvement and pneumothorax. We report a case of Wegener's granulomatosis involving parotid gland, and complicated with a pneumothorax. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 45-year-old man admitted wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Principles and Practice
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1011-7571,1423-0151
DOI: 10.1159/000069111