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Wegener's granulomatosis: description of a case where cutaneous involvement was correlated with elevation of the c-ANCA titer.
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Wegener's granulomatosis: description of a case where cutaneous involvement was correlated with elevation of the c-ANCA titer.

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  • 2001-07-17
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  • Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland). - 2001
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Buttocks
Elbow
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Humans
Immunotherapy
Leg
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Skin Diseases
English Wegener's granulomatosis is a systemic disease characterized by necrotizing granulomas and vasculitis involving the upper and lower respiratory tract as well as the kidneys. Cutaneous manifestations consist mainly of papules or papulonecrotic lesions. c-ANCA are known to be a valuable adjunct for the diagnosis and follow-up of Wegener's granulomatosis with systemic involvement. We report the case of a 49-year-old man with Wegener's granulomatosis who developed two relapses of the disease with cutaneous manifestation and who presented with concomitant elevation of the c-ANCA and more precisely the subset PR3-ANCA during the acute phase of the disease.
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