1998
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x1998001000009
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Massa intracardíaca em provável caso de granulomatose de Wegener

Abstract: Massa Intracardíaca em Provável Caso de Granulomatose de Wegener Relato de CasoA granulomatose de Wegener (GW), entidade descrita originalmente por Klinger em 1931 e, posteriormente, melhor caracterizada por Wegener em 1936, é classicamente uma doença de adultos, com um pico de incidência na 4ª e 5ª dé-cadas, que se apresenta tipicamente como uma síndrome pulmonar-renal. Relatos recentes 1-3 têm demonstrado que o acometimento de indivíduos numa faixa etária mais jovem é bem maior do que previamente suposto. Is… Show more

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“…Table 4 shows the initial presentation of WG in adults by organs and systems, comparing two Brazilian studies and an international reference. 2,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]32,35,[38][39][40]42,44,49,50 Some particularities of the patients seen at HGF should be mentioned: 1) the first patient developed paresthesia in the lower limbs with electroneuromyography showing axonal mononeuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve, a rare symptom in the initial phase of WG.…”
Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Table 4 shows the initial presentation of WG in adults by organs and systems, comparing two Brazilian studies and an international reference. 2,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]32,35,[38][39][40]42,44,49,50 Some particularities of the patients seen at HGF should be mentioned: 1) the first patient developed paresthesia in the lower limbs with electroneuromyography showing axonal mononeuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve, a rare symptom in the initial phase of WG.…”
Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…(11,12) Although the biopsy findings revealed alterations suggestive of this condition (necrosis, fibrosis and mononuclear cell infiltration), inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung is a rare disease, and, when it occurs, it is more common in individuals younger than 16 years of age. (11) Therefore, the most likely hypothesis, considering the biopsy findings (13) and the age of the patient, was WG.…”
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confidence: 99%