Wegener′s granulomatosis presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax in young adult

Wegener′s granulomatosis presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax in young adult

Pulmonary involvement in Wegener′s granulomatosis (WG) usually starts with nonspecific symptoms such as cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, and pleuritis. Spontaneous pneumothorax as initial presentation is extremely rare. Although its real incidence is unknown, according to different classic series, it ran...

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Main Authors: Sunil Kumar, Nitin Pawani, Akshay Honmode, Shilpa Bawankule, S K Diwan, Shraddha Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Subjects:
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
spontaneous pneumothorax
wegener′s granulomatosis
young adult
Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2014;volume=2;issue=2;spage=75;epage=77;aulast=Kumar

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