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Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) is diagnosed clinically by symptoms affecting paranasal sinuses, lungs and kidneys; histologically by typical findings of granulomatous vasculitis; and biochemically by the presence of classic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (cANCA) using indirect immunofluorescence [1]. Although virtually any organ system can be affected by WG, initial manifestation is most often found in the upper respiratory tract (paranasal sinuses) and/or the orbits and the middle ear [1].
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Heller, M., Muhle, C., Reuter, M., Schubert, F. (1996). MRI and CT in vasculitis. In: Ansell, B.M., Bacon, P.A., Lie, J.T., Yazici, H. (eds) The Vasculitides. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2889-4_7
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