Wegener's Granulomatosis

Wegener Granulomatosis: Case Report and Brief Literature Review

“…5,7,8,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Treatment Traditionally, initial therapy of WG consists of daily oral cyclophosphamide-corticosteroid combination therapy. This treatment has been quite effective in inducing remission in more than 90% of patients who adhere to this regimen; approximately 75% experience complete remission.…”

Panniculitis of the breast preceding presentation of Wegener's granulomatosis by 7 years

“…Forty to fifty per cent of patients with WG have cutaneous involvement ( Table 1); 1–4 however, it is rare for skin disease to be the initial presentation in the form of panniculitis. Fienberg 5 reported three cases where mucosal and skin involvement occurred on average 6.5 years prior to confirmed diagnosis.…”

Wegener’s Granulomatosis: Successful Treatment with High-Dose Cyclophosphamide

“…The skin lesions were one of the typical signs reported as skin manifestation of WG. In several clinical series, the incidence of skin involve-merit has been reported to be between 40 and 50% [2,[6][7][8][9][10], However, re ports of WG are rather limited in dermatological literature.…”