A Case of Wegener's Granulomatosis with Delayed Diagnosis due to Clinical Features of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura.
10.4046/trd.2007.63.6.531
- Author:
Se Bin SONG
1
;
Hye Sook CHOI
;
Yee Hyung KIM
;
Cheon Woong CHOI
;
Myung Jae PARK
;
Jee Hong YOO
;
Hong Mo KANG
;
Yoon Hwa KIM
;
Joo Cheol PAR
Author Information
1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kmcim@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Wegener's granulomatosis;
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Arterioles;
Biopsy;
Delayed Diagnosis*;
Diagnosis;
Kidney;
Lung;
Microscopic Polyangiitis;
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch*;
Respiratory System;
Systemic Vasculitis;
Vasculitis;
Venules;
Wegener Granulomatosis*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007;63(6):531-536
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Wegener's granulomatosis is a systemic vasculitis of the medium and small arteries, as well as of the venules, arterioles, and occasionally large arteries, and primarily involves the upper and lower respiratory tracts and the kidneys. Renal symptoms of Wegener's granulomatosis are indistinguishable from those of vasculitis such as Henoch-Schonlein purpura and microscopic polyangiitis. This case, though initially diagnosed as Henoch-Schonlein purpura, was confirmed as Wegener's granulomatosis from a lung biopsy fifteen years after the initial diagnosis. We report this case with a review of the literature.
