Takayasu's Arteritis Coexisting with Wegener's Granulomatosis in a Teenager with Renal Insufficiency: Case Report

1999 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Mejia-Hernandez ◽  
Antonio Alvarez-Mendoza ◽  
Beatriz DeLeon-Bojorge
Keyword(s):  
Renal Insufficiency ◽  
Elevated Level ◽  
Wegener’S Granulomatosis ◽  
Crescentic Glomerulonephritis ◽  
Takayasu’S Arteritis ◽  
Wegener's Granulomatosis ◽  
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Takayasu's Arteritis ◽  
Severe Renal Insufficiency

A case of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) coexisting with Takayasu's arteritis (TA) in a 12-year-old girl is presented. She presented with fulminant and severe renal insufficiency due to crescentic glomerulonephritis. At autopsy, aortic lesions of Takayasu's arteritis coexisted with pulmonary and renal findings of WG, and the patient's serum at autopsy had an elevated level of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). Both forms of vasculitis have been thought to be triggered by infectious agents and it is postulated that this occurrence accounts for the coexistence of the two forms of vasculitis in this case.

Ga-67 Uptake in the Aorta in Wegener's Granulomatosis: Overlap with Takayasu's Arteritis?

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 859-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
HITOYA OHTA ◽  
SHINICHI SHIRAI ◽  
KAORI NASU ◽  
MASAHIKO TEI ◽  
HIROFUMI KAMBARA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wegener’S Granulomatosis ◽  
Takayasu’S Arteritis ◽  
Wegener's Granulomatosis ◽  
Takayasu's Arteritis

scholarly journals Wegener’s granulomatosis mimicking a parotid abscess

2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (9) ◽  
pp. 746-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
G L Jones ◽  
A D Lukaris ◽  
H V Prabhu ◽  
M J K M Brown ◽  
J Bondeson
Keyword(s):  
Salivary Gland ◽  
Parotid Gland ◽  
Wegener’S Granulomatosis ◽  
Wegener's Granulomatosis ◽  
Clinical Suspicion ◽  
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies ◽  
Surgical Exploration ◽  
First Case

We present the case of a previously healthy 59-year-old man who was under treatment for scleritis and episcleritis when he developed a parotid-gland swelling and pus-producing sinus. On surgical exploration, the features were those of a parotid abscess, but the lesion not only failed to heal post-operatively but increased in size very significantly. There was also severe necrotizing keratitis of the eyes. Due to clinical suspicion and a positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies test, Wegener’s granulomatosis was diagnosed and the patient successfully treated with cyclophosphamide and steroids. Previously, a number of cases of Wegener’s granulomatosis causing salivary-gland swelling have been reported in the literature; this is the first case in which the disease has masqueraded as a parotid abscess.

Wegener's Granulomatosis Presenting as Necrosis of the Left Mainstem Bronchus

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Schneider ◽  
Jörn Gröne ◽  
Jürgen Braun ◽  
Alejandra Perez-Canto ◽  
Heinz J Buhr
Keyword(s):  
Wegener’S Granulomatosis ◽  
Renal Involvement ◽  
Left Lung ◽  
Wegener's Granulomatosis ◽  
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies ◽  
Saddle Nose ◽  
Bronchial Arteries ◽  
Left Mainstem ◽  
Saddle Nose Deformity ◽  
Bronchial Inflammation

A patient with pansinusitis, nasal septum necrosis, and saddle nose deformity showed necrosis of the left mainstem, upper, and lower bronchi, with complete loss of left lung perfusion and ventilation. Pneumonectomy was performed. Histological findings showed extensive necrotizing and granulomatous bronchial inflammation with vasculitis of the bronchial arteries and the pulmonary vein. Wegener's granulomatosis was diagnosed, despite a negative cytoplasmic pattern of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and the lack of renal involvement.

scholarly journals Takayasu's arteritis associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis

1987 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Hellmann ◽  
Kenneth Hardy ◽  
Stan Lindenfeld ◽  
Ernest Ring
Keyword(s):  
Crescentic Glomerulonephritis ◽  
Takayasu’S Arteritis ◽  
Takayasu's Arteritis

Anticoagulants in Takayasu's Arteritis Associated with Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and Nephrotic Syndrome

Angiology ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masataka Iwane ◽  
Yasuko Nakamura ◽  
Ichiro Nishio ◽  
Mikio Arita
Keyword(s):  
Nephrotic Syndrome ◽  
Crescentic Glomerulonephritis ◽  
Takayasu’S Arteritis ◽  
Takayasu's Arteritis

scholarly journals Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies with Cytoplasmic Fluorescence Pattern

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 042-043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Chhabra ◽  
Ranjana Walker Minz ◽  
Lekha Goyal ◽  
Nidhi Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Immunofluorescence ◽  
Wegener’S Granulomatosis ◽  
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody ◽  
Wegener's Granulomatosis ◽  
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies ◽  
Fluorescence Pattern ◽  
Myeloperoxidase Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody

ABSTRACTWe report here two rare cases of myeloperoxidase–antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)-positive Wegener’s granulomatosis (limited variant) which deceptively produced a cytoplasmic (C-ANCA) pattern on indirect immunofluorescence.

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