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In medicine (rheumatology), Wegener's granulomatosis is a form of vasculitis that affects the lungs, kidneys and other organs. Due to its end-organ damage, it can be a serious disease that requires long-term immune suppression. 
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In medicine, vasculitis (plural: vasculitides) is a group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels. Its main causes are autoimmune disorders and (occasionally) infections. Treatment depends on the cause. While most vasculitides are rare diseases, they generally affect several organ systems and can cause severe disability.
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Wegener's Granulomatosis as related to Vasculitis
- Wegener's Granulomatosis | Vasculitis Foundation
Wegener's Granulomatosis (WG) is an uncommon disease that affects about 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 30,000 people. Symptoms are due to inflammation that can affect many tissues in the ...
- Front Page | Vasculitis Foundation
What is Vasculitis? Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels, arteries, veins or capillaries. When such inflammation occurs, it causes changes in the walls of blood ...
- Wegener's granulomatosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wegener's granulomatosis is a form of vasculitis that affects the lungs , kidneys and other organs. Due to its end-organ damage, it can be a serious disease that requires long-term immune suppression . It is named after Dr. Friedrich Wegener who described the disease in 1936 . Wegener's granulomatosis is part of a larger group of vasculitic syndromes, all of which feature the presence of an abnormal type of circulating antibody termed ANCAs (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies) and affect small and medium-sized blood vessels
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- MedlinePlus: Wegener's Granulomatosis
Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare disease. It is a type of vasculitis , or inflammation of the blood vessels. This limits the flow of blood to important organs, causing damage.
- Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center Discusses Wegener's Granulomatosus ...
Johns Hopkins discusses Wegener's Granulomatosus types of vasculitis ... Wegener's Granulomatosis. First Description; Who gets Wegener's Granulomatosis (the “typical” patients ...
- Wegener's granulomatosis: Definition and Much More from Answers.com
Vasculitis such as Wegener's granulomatosis is usually only suspected when a patient has had unexplained symptoms for a longer period of time.
- Wegener's Granulomatosis: Vasculitis: Merck Manual Professional
Wegener's granulomatosis is an uncommon disease that usually begins as a localized granulomatous inflammation of upper or lower respiratory tract mucosa and may progress to ...
- Vasculitis Survivors Network - Wegener's Granulomatosis Community
The Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) is an integrated group of academic medical centers, patient support organizations, and clinical research resources dedicated to ...
- Patient Education -Wegener's Granulomatosis
To prevent complications, prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential. Recurrences of this form of vasculitis are common. What Wegener's granulomatosis is
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
It is characterized by inflammation in a variety of tissues, including blood vessels (vasculitis). Inflammation damages vital organs of the body. Wegener's granulomatosis primarily ...
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