Periaortitis heralding Wegener's granulomatosis.

  • 1 February 2002
    • journal article
    • case report
    • Vol. 29  (2) , 392-4
Abstract
We describe a 47-year-old man who successively presented atheromatous coronary artery disease, cholesterol embolism after angioplasty, periaortitis with presence of c-ANCA, and finally typical pulmonary lesions caused by Wegener's granulomatosis. This case illustrates the link between atheromatous and inflammatory process and emphasizes that periaortitis may be a feature of Wegener's granulomatosis.

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