Ruptured arterial aneurysm in Wegener’s granulomatosis: a case report

Ruptured arterial aneurysm in Wegener’s granulomatosis: a case report

Abstract Background Aneurysm formation is a possible, but rare, complication of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, known as Wegener’s granulomatosis. Urgent diagnosis and therapy is very important because a ruptured aneurysm could be life threatening. Case presentation We, therefore, present the case...

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Main Authors: A. Gravos, K. Katsifa, P. Tselioti, V. Grammatikopoulou, K. Sakellaridis, S. Kanakaki, C. Tsapas, A. Destounis, H. Moschouris, I. Athanasiadou, F. Chatzivasiloglou, E. Ivanova, A. Prekates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Immunosuppression therapy
Aneurysm
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02955-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02955-7

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