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Query: UMLS:C0262471 (
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A 51-year-old woman presented with a sore throat, hoarseness and difficulty in swallowing. On physical examination she was found to have stridor. Laryngoscopy revealed a subglottal stenosis. Infection was thought to be the cause but this was not confirmed by sputum or laryngeal cultures. Because of the clinical course and the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic
proteinase-3
antibodies, Wegener's granulomatosis was diagnosed. Immunosuppressive therapy led to improvement. At 4-year follow-up the patient had scleritis but no
ENT
problems. Wegener's granulomatosis should always be considered in a patient with a subglottal stenosis; it can be the first symptom of this disease.
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PMID:[Subglottal stenosis as the first symptom of Wegener's granulomatosis]. 1755 19
