Pulmonary lesions in Wegener's granulomatosis

Pulmonary lesions are the commonest and prognostically unfavourable visceral pathology in Wegener's granulomatosis. The author discusses clinically and reongenologically detectable lesions associated with this systemic vasculitis with special reference to its most severe forms (alveolar bleedin...

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Published inKlinicheskaia meditsina Vol. 89; no. 1; p. 10
Main Authors Semenkova, E N, Krivosheev, O G, Novikov, P I, Osipenko, V I
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 2011
Subjects
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - complications
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - diagnosis
Humans
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Lung Diseases - etiology
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Summary:Pulmonary lesions are the commonest and prognostically unfavourable visceral pathology in Wegener's granulomatosis. The author discusses clinically and reongenologically detectable lesions associated with this systemic vasculitis with special reference to its most severe forms (alveolar bleeding and infectious complications frequently caused by active immunosuppressive therapy). Diagnostic (including early) and modem therapeutic modalities of Wegener's granulomatosis are considered.
ISSN:0023-2149