Wegener's presenting as submandibular swelling

S Singh; D Kaura; S Kumari; D Gupta; P Dey; S Suri

Wegener's presenting as submandibular swelling

Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 1997 Mar;14(1):81-2.

Authors

S Singh¹, D Kaura, S Kumari, D Gupta, P Dey, S Suri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 9186994

Abstract

We describe a patient in whom bilateral swelling of submandibular glands was the initial manifestation of limited Wegener's disease. The diagnosis was based on positive anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody [C-ANCA], dense inflammatory infiltrate predominantly of lymphocytes in submandibular glands, presence of non-caseating ill-formed granulomas in transbronchial biopsy and resolution of symptoms following immuno-suppressive treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / analysis
Biopsy
Bronchoscopy
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications*
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / diagnosis
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / drug therapy
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Salivary Gland Diseases / complications*
Salivary Gland Diseases / diagnosis
Salivary Gland Diseases / drug therapy
Submandibular Gland / diagnostic imaging
Submandibular Gland / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Immunosuppressive Agents