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what is wegner's granulomatosis?

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Serious condition: This is a very rare disease which is a form of vasculitis(inflammation of the blood vasculitis) it commonly causes, sinusitis, has associated lung nodules and is associated with varying degrees of kidney damage which can lead to kidney failures. But it is treatable, usually requiring chemotherapy(although it is not cancerous!).

Question 2

what is wegener's granulomatosis?

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Wegener's: Granulomatosis is an incurable form of vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) that affects the nose, lungs, kidneys, and other organs.

Question 3

what are symptoms of wegener's granulomatosis?

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See details: The most common presenting symptom is a chronic sinusitis but there can be numerous other issues associated with wegener's including arthritis, pneumonia, eye problems, kidney disease and cardiac and neurologic issues.

Question 4

please advise what is wegener's granulomatosis?

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Immune vasculitis: The antobodies found in the test and that cause the disease are directed against an antigen within neutrohils. Untreated, Wegener's (granulomatous angiitis for those who cannot forgive Dr. Wegener's being a German during WWII) is fatal. Nowadays it can be managed using cyclophosphamide and/or perhaps other powerful agents and most people eventually recover.

Question 5

what are the tests for wegener's granulomatosis?

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Clinical evaluation: Clinical evaluation with x-rays and biopsy.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: granulomatosis?

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Granulomatosis is : A process associated with a tissue reacton  involving monocytes and tissue macrophages.  Clasically this was seen in infections, like tuberculosis and some fungal processes.  It is also seen and inflammatory and reactive processes such as sarcoidosis.

Question 7

in what way is wegener's granulomatosis spread/contracted?

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It is not: It is an autoimmune illness that strikes at random.

Question 8

what is lymphomatoid granulomatosis?

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Granulomatosis: It is a lymphoproliferative disorder (lymphomatoid means lymphoma-like). The word granulomatosis denotes one of its microscopic character, polymorphic lymphoid infiltrates and focal necrosis within it. It usually involves lung, skin, and central nervous system. It is caused by the epstein barr virus (same virus causes mono). No proven treatment but research trials are being done at nih.

Question 9

what is wegener's granulomatosis vasculitis?

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See details: It is a form of vasculitis effecting medium sized arteries and associated with a positive canca blood test. It usually begins as chronic sinusitis but with time can effect many other organ systems including eyes, heart, kidneys, joints, lungs and the nervous system. There are very effective treatments available.

Question 10

could a bronchoscopy tell what caused wegener's granulomatosis?

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No it cannot: A bronchoscopy is useful for identifying that wegener's is affecting the lungs but it will not tell you the cause.  Wegener's is in a class of conditions known as autoimmune.  This is where the body does not recognize its own cells as being "self".  In turn an immune response causes inflammation in the lungs, eyes and sinuses (the classic locatioins in the body to be affected by wegeners).

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