vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of more than 20 diseases defined by inflammation and destruction of blood vessels. we aimed to study the demographic characteristics of the primary vasculitides in the north east of iran. we retrospectively studied the medical records of patients diagnosed with any kind of vasculitis at the clinic and department of rheumatology of the imam reza hospital, m...

Inflammation of vasculature involving small to medium vessels associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies or ANCA are collectively referred to as ANCA vasculitidis. In a majority of such disorders there are a few or no immune deposits and hence the term“pauci immune vasculitis”. The three main conditions included in this group include microscopic polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with poly...

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is an uncommon disease characterized by a perivascular pleomorphic cellular infiltration and necrosis. CNS involvement occurs in 20% of the cases. CT findings have been described in five of the previously reported cases of CNS lymphomatoid granulomatosis, and include unifocal, multifocal, and diffuse contrast-enhancing supratentorial lesions. We reviewed the CT scans...

Wagener's granulomatosis (WG) is a rheumatologic disease with unknown etiology which renal and pulmonary involvement is commonly seen. Renal involvement in Wagener's granulomatosis represents as a segmental necrotizing glomerulonephritis which is not visible with imaging techniques and usually presents with proteinuria, microhematuria, and hypertension. A rare presentation of the disease is a r...

We report a case of bilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma in a patient with undiagnosed granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's). A 59-year-old man presented with a severe headache, ocular pain, blurred vision, shortness of breath, and mild fever. Clinical examination revealed conjunctival chemosis, corneal edema, and shallow anterior chambers. Closed angles were observed bilaterally on go...

Three cases of Wegener's granulomatosis with cardiac complications are described and the relevant published reports are reviewed. The first case of Wegener's granulomatosis was associated with aortic regurgitation and required aortic valve replacement. The second and third cases were associated with pericardial disease requiring pericardiectomy for constructive pericarditis in one case, and hae...

Wegener's granulomatosis, also known as anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, is a small vessel vasculitis with primarily pulmonary, renal, and sinus disease manifestations. The prevalence of Wegener's granulomatosis is three cases per 100,000 patients. Cardiovascular, neurologic, cutaneous, and joint manifestations have been reported in many case reports and case s...