Open AccessGranulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as high fever with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and otitis media: A case report
Author(s) -
Xiaojie Li,
Yang Liu,
Xiaofeng Yan,
Chu-Ting Zhan,
Jianghua Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i10.2344
Subject(s) - medicine , diffuse alveolar hemorrhage , granulomatosis with polyangiitis , otitis , microscopic polyangiitis , pathology , vasculitis , surgery , disease
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a necrotizing inflammation of small and medium-sized vessels accompanied by formation of granuloma, involvement of primary granulomatous upper and lower respiratory tracts, glomerulonephritis, and vasculitis of small vessels.