2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0482-50042012000200007
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Comprometimento da árvore respiratória na granulomatose de Wegener

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“…P-ANCA may also be present in up to 20% of cases 11 . Relapses are frequently preceded by increased ANCA, and few patients have nonreactive ANCA during flares, so this test cannot be used in isolation for therapeutic decisions 11,12 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…P-ANCA may also be present in up to 20% of cases 11 . Relapses are frequently preceded by increased ANCA, and few patients have nonreactive ANCA during flares, so this test cannot be used in isolation for therapeutic decisions 11,12 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The most important factor in the diagnosis is obtained by pathological findings showing vasculitis, geographic necrosis, microabscesses, granulomatous inflammation, hemorrhage, or mixed inflammatory process, involving small arteries and veins of several organs 12 . One study showed that vasculitis and necrotizing granulomatous inflammation were detected in 89% of lung biopsies; granulomas and necrosis in 90%; and these three characteristics together in 91% of the samples 13 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lesões cardíacas, gastrointestinais e do sistema nervoso central são mais raras. 5,6 O diagnóstico baseia-se no quadro clínico, no exame anatomopatológico dos órgãos envolvidos e na positividade do ANCA.…”
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“…A tomografia computadorizada de tórax revela áreas de consolidação e vidro fosco em até 50% dos casos e pode seguir diversos padrões. 5,6 O tratamento é feito com drogas imunossupressoras, como altas doses de corticoterapia associadas à ciclofosfamida, e deve ser instituído o mais precocemente possível, pois se trata de uma enfermidade grave, que leva à morte devido a infecções e, principalmente, à falência renal. Em casos severos, especialmente acompanhados por lesões renais, recomenda-se também a plasmaférese.…”
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