Wegener's granulomatosis in the elderly. 2000

H Y Wong, and H Y Lee, and W S Pang, and P K Lieu
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.

Wegener's granulomatosis classically involves the upper respiratory tract, lungs and kidneys. Rarely, it also affects the skin and heart. Cardiac involvement is uncommon in Wegener's granulomatosis and myocardial infarction is seldom highlighted. It can be a difficult diagnosis to make in the elderly who often have multiple co-existing illnesses. We present a case of a 75-year-old Chinese woman with interesting cardiac and dermatological manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D014890 Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis A multisystemic disease of a complex genetic background. It is characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels (VASCULITIS) leading to damage in any number of organs. The common features include granulomatous inflammation of the RESPIRATORY TRACT and KIDNEYS. Most patients have measurable autoantibodies (ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODIES) against MYELOBLASTIN. Granulomatosis, Wegener's,Wegener Granulomatosis,Wegener's Granulomatosis,Granulomatosis with Polyangiitides,Granulomatosis, Wegener,Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis with,Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with,with Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis,with Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis

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