Wegener’s granulomatosis and multiple cranial neuropathies

[摘要] Wegener’s granulomatosis, first described by Friedrich Wegener in 1936, is a systemic vasculitis that characteristically causes necrotizing granulomas of the respiratory tract and necrotizing cresentic glomerulonephritis. This article describes the history and modern treatment of the disease in conjunction with a clinical case.

[学科分类] 传染病学

[关键词] Wegener’s granulomatosis;treatment;neurological involvement