A clinical threat in patients with granulomatosis polyangiitis in remission: Subglottic stenosis.
Yunus UganAtalay DogruGiray AynalıMehmet ŞahinŞevket Ercan TunçPublished in: European journal of rheumatology (2017)
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic necrotizing granulomatous disease that involves small- and medium-sized arteries and affects the main respiratory tracts and kidneys. Upper respiratory tract involvement usually occurs in 90% of patients, who most frequently present with symptoms of chronic sinusitis. Subglottic stenosis (SS) is a rare and severe complication that is usually observed in approximately 15% of patients. Here we present a case of SS in a patient with limited form of GPA during remission.
Keyphrases
- respiratory tract
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- disease activity
- prognostic factors
- ulcerative colitis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- early onset
- systemic sclerosis
- patient reported outcomes
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- interstitial lung disease
- patient reported
- blood flow