Pseudotumor pulmonar como apresentação inicial de granulomatose de Wegener
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2009
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Wegener’s granulomatosis is a multisystemic inflammatory illness of unknown etiology, characterized by vasculitis
of small and medium caliber vessels. The most common clinical manifestations involve the upper respiratory tract,
lungs and kidneys. Common alterations in imaging studies include pulmonary opacities and bilateral multiple
nodules, cavitations occurring in 50% of the cases. Treatment includes corticosteroids and immunosuppressants.
We describe an atypical case of a 61-year-old man initially investigated due to suspicion of a unilateral lung tumor,
which proved to be, in fact, a case of Wegener’s granulomatosis.
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Granulomatose de Wegener, Neoplasias pulmonares, Vasculite, Diagnóstico diferencial, Wegener’s Granulomatosis, Lung neoplasms, Vasculitis, Diagnosis, differential
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RABAHI, Marcelo Fouad et al. Pseudotumor pulmonar como apresentação inicial de granulomatose de Wegener. Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, Brasília, DF, v. 35, n. 4, p. 392-395, 2009.