[Wegener's granulomatosis of the nasal fossa]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 1995 Sep-Oct;46(5):361-4.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

A 62-year-old female patient consulted for a suppurative-hemorrhagic nasal condition 18 months evolution. Exploration found granulomatous rhinitis which was producing septal perforation and histology compatible with necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis, fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for focal Wegener's granulomatosis, in view of the absence of lung and renal damage. Treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole alone described in the medical literature as an option for this process, yielded excellent results with remission of symptoms and normalization of the exploration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Epistaxis / etiology
  • Female
  • Giant Cells / pathology
  • Giant Cells / ultrastructure
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / drug therapy*
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Paranasal Sinuses / pathology
  • Paranasal Sinuses / ultrastructure
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination