Wegener´s granulomatosis in a young patient preceded by localized cutaneous manifestations

Jesper Smit; Jakob Lykke Poulsen; Jakob Sølling; Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen

doi:10.4081/dr.2011.e44

Wegener´s granulomatosis in a young patient preceded by localized cutaneous manifestations

https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e44

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2011)

Submitted: 14 September 2011
Accepted: 22 September 2011

Published: 27 October 2011

Wegener´s granulomatosis, cutaneous findings, case report, vasculitis, diabetes

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Jesper Smit
jesm@rn.dk
Department of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Jakob Lykke Poulsen Department of Internal Medicine, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark.
Jakob Sølling Department of Nephrology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen Private practice, Bredgade 13, Broenderslev, Denmark.

Wegener´s granulomatosis (WG) is a rare, systemic vasculitis involving multiple organs. The clinical presentation is highly diverse, and there is considerable risk of mortality if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. We present a case illustrating that patients with WG may initially present with localized cutaneous symptoms and signs.

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Smit, J., Poulsen, J. L., Sølling, J., & Mikkelsen, C. S. (2011). Wegener´s granulomatosis in a young patient preceded by localized cutaneous manifestations. Dermatology Reports, 3(3), e44. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e44