Cranial Nerve Injury as an Initial Sign of Wegener Granulomatosis:
Misdiagnosis and Fatal Course in Two Cases
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- Türk Nefroloji, Diyaliz ve Transplantasyon Dergisi
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Abstract (2. Language):
Highest prevalence of all antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated systemic vasculitides is the
Wegener granulomatosis, and it’s typically characterized by a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis
of the respiratory tracts, kidneys, and skin. Neurologic involvement in Wegener granulomatosis
ranges from 22% to 54%, but central nervous system involvement is from 2% to 8%. Cranial nerve
involvement as an initial sign with concomitant systemic disease is extremely rare. Involvement of one
or more cranial nerves is generally a seemingly isolated finding in Wegener granulomatosis. We present
WG cases that presented with treatment-resistant cranial nerve involvement and acute fatal pulmonaryrenal
syndrome.
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Abstract (Original Language):
Wegener granülomatosis antinötrofil sitoplazmik antikorlarla ilişkili vaskülitlerde yüksek sıklıkla
görülmekle beraber cilt, böbrek ve solunum sisteminin nekrotizan granülomatöz vasküliti ile
karekterizedir. Wegener granülomatosiste nörolojik tutulum %22 ile %54 arasında değişmektedir.
Buna karşılık santral sinir sistemi tutulumu %2 ile % 8 arasında değişmektedir. Sistemik hastalıkların
başlangıç bulgusu olarak kranial sinir tutulumu oldukça nadirdir. Bir ya da daha fazla kranial sinir
tutulumu Wegener granülomatosisinde nadiren görülür. Bu olguda kranial sinir tutulumlu, tedaviye
dirençli, akut pulmoner-renal sendromlu Wegener granülomatosisi tartışmayı amaçladık.
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