Wegener granulomatosis--rare case presentation.

Unilateral eyelid edema and mucosal involvement as the first presentations of Wegener granulomatosis

Background: Wegener granulomatosis or granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a pauci-immune small vessel vasculitis which is usually associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) mainly in old men. This small vessel vasculitis is usually characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with multiorgan involvement. Kidneys could be involved as the main and life-threatening co...

Wegener Granulomatosis with Oral Involvement as Primary Manifestation: A Case Study

Introduction: Wegener Granulomatosis is a rare multisystemic disease with an unknown cause, characterized by necrotic granulomatous lesions in respiratory tract, systemic vasculitis in small arteries and veins and necrotizing glomerulonephritis. Wegener can affect any organ including kidneys, eyes or other organs but classically affects upper and lower respiratory tract. One of the rare but imp...

Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia.

We report a case of an elderly patient with a limited form of Wegener granulomatosis, which simulated the clinical and imaging features of organizing pneumonia. Here we call attention to this atypical case presentation that eloquently illustrates the many faces of Wegener granulomatosis.

MR imaging findings of spinal dural involvement with Wegener granulomatosis.

Involvement of the brain and meninges is rare in cases of Wegener granulomatosis, occurring in 2% to 8% of cases. Meningeal involvement in association with Wegener granulomatosis has scarcely been reported as being confined to the dura mater of brain on images and is thought to represent granulomatous infiltration. There are a few reported cases of Wegener granulomatosis that document involveme...

Rare Ocular Complication in a Case of Wegener’s Granulomatosis