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Atteinte cerebrale au cours d'une maladie de Wegener.
JOURET, François; Noirhomme, S.; Grandin, C. et al.
2008In Revue de Médecine Interne, 29 (11), p. 912-6
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Keywords :
Biopsy; Brain/pathology/radiography; Cerebrovascular Disorders/pathology/radiography; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Paranasal Sinuses/pathology/radiography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Wegener Granulomatosis/complications/radiography
Abstract :
[en] INTRODUCTION: Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis associated with c-ANCA antibodies. The involvement of the central nervous system in WG is uncommon and usually caused by in situ vasculitis, intracranial granuloma formation or contiguous invasion from extracranial sites. CASE REPORT: Here, we report on a tumour-like expansion of a severe nasosinusal WG into the brain, which was confirmed by brain biopsy examination. CONCLUSION: The positivity of positron emission tomography in our observation supports the potential role of such functional imaging in the staging, as well as in the follow-up of WG.
Disciplines :
General & internal medicine
Author, co-author :
JOURET, François  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Néphrologie
Noirhomme, S.
Grandin, C.
Lonneux, M.
Godfraind, C.
Lambert, Michel
Lefebvre, C.
Language :
French
Title :
Atteinte cerebrale au cours d'une maladie de Wegener.
Alternative titles :
[en] Central nervous system involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis
Publication date :
2008
Journal title :
Revue de Médecine Interne
ISSN :
0248-8663
Publisher :
Elsevier Masson, France
Volume :
29
Issue :
11
Pages :
912-6
Peer reviewed :
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