Rare Ocular Complication in a Case of Wegener’s Granulomatosis
Published: April 1, 2012 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2012/.1956
Naval Chandra, Subbalaxmi M.V.S., Balambika R.G., Manmadha Rao T., Raju Y.S.N.
1. Corresponding Author.
2. Associate Professor, Dept of General Medicine, Nizam’s
Instiute of Medical sciences, Hyderabad (A.P) India.
3. Junior Resident, Dept of General Medicine, Nizam’s Instiute
of Medical sciences, Hyderabad (A.P) India.
4. Additional Professor, Dept of General Medicine, Nizam’s
Instiute of Medical sciences, Hyderabad (A.P) India.
5. Professor, Dept of General Medicine, Nizam’s Instiute of
Medical sciences, Hyderabad (A.P) India.
Department of General Medicine, Nizam’s Institute of Medical
Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Naval Chandra (M.D.)
Asst Professor, Department of General Medicine
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences,
Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082
Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone: 09246347646
E-mail: naval31@yahoo.co.in
Wegener’s Granulomatosis(WG) is a granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis characterized by a predilection to affect the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys. Pulmonary involvement is seen in 85-90%, ear,nose and throat in 73%, eye in 52%, skin lesions in 46% and renal disease in 77%.We report a female aged 39 years who presented with eye involvement in the form of nodular sclerosis, subglottic stenosis, bilateral pulmonary nodules and consolidation with cavitation and glomerulonephritis.
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