Breast Involvement in Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Positive Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis in a 64-Year-Old Female Patient
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©2017 Turkish League Against Rheumatism. All rights reserved. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is an autoimmune disease, characterized by involvement of small vessels and presence of anti-cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). From the 2011, according to recommendations of the American College of Rheumatology and the American Society of Nephrology, the term granulomatosis with polyangiitis has been adopted. A wide range of manifestations characterizes the disease. It affects skin and subcutaneous tissue, upper and lower respiratory tract, heart, kidneys, as well as the nervous and musculoskeletal systems.
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