Abstract
We describe a 47-year-old man who successively presented atheromatous coronary artery disease, cholesterol embolism after angioplasty, periaortitis with presence of c-ANCA, and finally typical pulmonary lesions caused by Wegener's granulomatosis. This case illustrates the link between atheromatous and inflammatory process and emphasizes that periaortitis may be a feature of Wegener's granulomatosis.
MeSH terms
-
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / analysis
-
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
-
Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
-
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / etiology*
-
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / pathology
-
Humans
-
Lung / diagnostic imaging
-
Lung / pathology
-
Male
-
Middle Aged
-
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / complications*
-
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / pathology
-
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
-
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic