A Case Report and Literature Review of Pulmonary Wegener' Granulomatosis

Abstract

Wegener’ granulomatosis is an autoimmune diseases, often involving the lung and kidney, has a high mortality rate in nontreatment patients. The low incidence and nonspecific features, often lead to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. This paper reported the diagnosis and treatment of a 55-year-old female patient with primary Wegener' granuloma of the lung diagnosed by percutaneous lung biopsy of pulmonary nodules, and reviews the relevant literature.

Keywords

• wegener’ granulomatosis
• lung neoplasms
• percutaneous lung biopsy
• autoimmune disease
• case report