Epidural spinal tumor and periaortitis as rare complications of Wegener's granulomatosis

Shimpei Kasagi, Jun Saegusa, Goh Tsuji, Sho Sendo, Natsuko Miura, Hiroki Hayashi, Takeshi Sugimoto, Seiji Kawano, Kotaro Nishida, Kenichiro Kakutani, Akio Morinobu, Shunichi Kumagai

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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This case report describes findings in a 61-yearold woman who manifested scleritis, small pulmonary nodules, otitis media, periaortitis, and progressive epidural spinal tumor, associated with elevated serum myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) levels. She was clinically diagnosed with Wegener's granulomatosis, although vasculitis was not diagnosed due to the lack of typical histological findings. We discuss the differential diagnosis in this patient, and the association of MPO-ANCA with periaortitis or epidural spinal tumor.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)678-683
ページ数6
ジャーナルModern Rheumatology
21
6
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 12-2011
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  • リウマチ学

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