A case of Wegener's granulomatosis complicated with seropneumothorax

Autor:	Takahisa Sato, Takashi Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Tatsuki Ohara, Masaaki Nakano, Fumitake Gejyo, Nanako Tsutsui, Eiichi Suzuki
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Wegener s medicine.medical_specialty Cyclophosphamide business.industry Tube drainage medicine.disease Dermatology Disease activity Rheumatology Pneumothorax Immunology Prednisolone medicine Complication business medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Modern Rheumatology. 13:181-184
ISSN:	1439-7609 1439-7595
DOI:	10.3109/s10165-002-0220-7
Popis:	We report the case of a 52-year-old man with Wegener's granulomatosis complicated with seropneumothorax. Pneumothorax or seropneumothorax has previously been reported as a rare complication of Wegener's granulomatosis. The patient was successfully treated with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide, and seropneumothorax was resolved without tube drainage. This case suggests that the pathogenesis of seropneumothorax may be associated with the disease activity of Wegener's granulomatosis because it developed spontaneously before treatment with immunosuppressive agents and without being complicated by infection.
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