Wegener’s Granulomatosis – a Case Report
Hejcmanová D., Koblížek V.1, Ruta J.1, Rencová E., Renc O.2
Oční klinika LF a FN, Hradec Králové, přednosta prof. MUDr. P. Rozsíval, CSc. 1Plicní klinika LF a FN, Hradec Králové, přednosta doc. MUDr. F. Salalajka, CSc. 2Radiologická klinika LF a FN, Hradec Králové, přednosta prof. MUDr. P. Eliáš, CSc. |
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Summary:
Authors present an unusual eye finding in a 56 years old patient with
Wegener’s granulomatosis, who was followed up at the Department of
Pulmonary Diseases, School of Medicine Hospital, Hradec Králové
(Königgrätz), Czech Republic. From the point of view of the internal
medicine, there are granulomas of the upper and lower airways and renal
affection (minimally LK form). It consists of the affections of lungs and
bronchi (histologically verified), kidneys (erytrocytouria with normal functions), eyes (ophthalmoscopically verified), weight loss about 10 %, and
possible nose involvement (suspect).
The eye finding consists of severe anterior and posterior scleritis bilaterally,
protrusion of the eyeball, and restricted movement of the left eye temporally
with diplopia, and changing retinal findings bilaterally with the final
improvement of consequently appearing foci of the serous retinal detachment.
Conclusion: The paper demonstrates variety of ocular findings in
Wegener’s granulomatosis, and simultaneously emphasizes the importance of
multidisciplinary collaboration in diagnosis and treatment of this serious
disease.
Key words:
Wegener’s granulomatosis, anterior and posterior scleritis
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