1. Ear, nose, throat and airways disease in granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
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Coates, Matthew L, Willcocks, Lisa C, Sivasothy, Pasupathy, and Pero, Marcos Martinez Del
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GRANULOMATOSIS with polyangiitis diagnosis , *METHYLPREDNISOLONE , *OPERATIVE otolaryngology , *GRANULOMATOSIS with polyangiitis , *DIAGNOSTIC imaging , *OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases , *CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE - Abstract
The article describes the case of ear, nose, throat (ENT) and airways disease in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) in a female patient in her late 20s. Topics discussed include the symptoms of the patient upon presentation including vasculitic rash, nasal crusting, bloody nasal discharge and facial pain, effect of cyclophosphamide and rituximab on her lung cavity, and importance of an ENT assessment within 24 to 48 hours to patients with acute or subacute hearing loss.
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- 2021
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