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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Vol.13 No.2 |
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A case of Wegener's granulomatosis complicated
with seropneumothorax |
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| Takashi Shimizu , Tatsuki Ohara1, Satoshi Ito
, Masaaki Nakano , Nanako Tsutsui , Takahisa Sato , Eiichi Suzuki1,
Fumitake Gejyo |
| (1) Division of Respiratory Medicine, Niigata
University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata,
Japan |
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| Abstract |
| 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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