Wegener's granulomatosis. Case report

Authors

  • Osmany Enrique Gámez Díaz Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Arnaldo Milián Castro
  • Ada Alicia Aparicio Rodríguez Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Arnaldo Milián Castro
  • José Miguel Santana Villar Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Arnaldo Milián Castro

Keywords:

granulomatosis with polyangiitis, vasculitis

Abstract

It presents a patient who comes to Otorhinolaryngology Consultation with abundant nasal and secretions and fetids, nasal obstruction, increased volume of the nose with tumor appearance and pain of one year of evolution; a previous biopsy only showed necrosis. Treatment was imposed but it did not improve. Presented a greater nasal obstruction and a new nasal mucosa biopsy was performed; it was diagnosed as a Wegener's granulomatosis. The interesting thing about the case lies in the difficulty in making the diagnosis because clinically it simulated a tumor and in the biopsies the necrosis predominated, with only a few areas of granulomas.

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Author Biographies

Osmany Enrique Gámez Díaz, Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Arnaldo Milián Castro

Especialista de I Grado en Otorrinolaringología. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Ada Alicia Aparicio Rodríguez, Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Arnaldo Milián Castro

Especialista de II Grado en Anatomía Patológica. Profesora Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

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Published

2018-01-01

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Gámez Díaz OE, Aparicio Rodríguez AA, Santana Villar JM. Wegener’s granulomatosis. Case report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 5];12(1):75-80. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/876

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018): January-March

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Case Reports

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