Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia

We report a case of an elderly patient with a limited form of Wegener granulomatosis, which simulated the clinical and imaging features of organizing pneumonia. Here we call attention to this atypical case presentation that eloquently illustrates the many faces of Wegener granulomatosis.

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Main Authors: D J Theodorou, S J Theodorou, K Mpougias, M Mastora, S Stefanaki, N C Akritidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2010-05-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/333
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spelling doaj-63b65e11d47342b6a2944ff08138e4822020-11-24T23:45:02ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812010-05-0193526426610.5334/jbr-btr.333333Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumoniaD J Theodorou0S J Theodorou1K Mpougias2M Mastora3S Stefanaki4N C Akritidis5RadiologyRadiologyRadiologyInternal MedicinePathology, Ioannina General Hospital, Ioannina, GreeceInternal MedicineWe report a case of an elderly patient with a limited form of Wegener granulomatosis, which simulated the clinical and imaging features of organizing pneumonia. Here we call attention to this atypical case presentation that eloquently illustrates the many faces of Wegener granulomatosis.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/333Wegener granulomatosis
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author D J Theodorou
S J Theodorou
K Mpougias
M Mastora
S Stefanaki
N C Akritidis
spellingShingle D J Theodorou
S J Theodorou
K Mpougias
M Mastora
S Stefanaki
N C Akritidis
Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Wegener granulomatosis
author_facet D J Theodorou
S J Theodorou
K Mpougias
M Mastora
S Stefanaki
N C Akritidis
author_sort D J Theodorou
title Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia
title_short Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia
title_full Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia
title_fullStr Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia
title_full_unstemmed Wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia
title_sort wegener granulomatosis masquerading as pneumonia
publisher Ubiquity Press
series Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
issn 2514-8281
publishDate 2010-05-01
description We report a case of an elderly patient with a limited form of Wegener granulomatosis, which simulated the clinical and imaging features of organizing pneumonia. Here we call attention to this atypical case presentation that eloquently illustrates the many faces of Wegener granulomatosis.
topic Wegener granulomatosis
url https://www.jbsr.be/articles/333
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