The Use of Alkylating Agents in the Treatment of Wegener's Granulomatosis
Authors: DANIEL HOLLANDER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Case Studies1 August 1967The Use of Alkylating Agents in the Treatment of Wegener's GranulomatosisDANIEL HOLLANDER, M.D., ROBERT T. MANNING, M.D., F.A.C.P.DANIEL HOLLANDER, M.D., ROBERT T. MANNING, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-2-393 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWegener's granulomatosis, a rare disease of unknown etiology, was first described by Klinger (1) in 1931. Wegener (2), in 1936, reported three additional patients, recognizing the syndrome as a distinct clinicopathological entity. He believed it to be related to periarteritis nodosa.Clinically, Wegener's granulomatosis is characterized by necrotizing granulomatous lesions of the upper or lower respiratory tract, generalized necrotizing angiitis involving both arteries and veins, and focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis (3).Antibiotics (4), adrenocorticosteroids (5), and radiotherapy (4, 6) have been used in the management of this disorder. The average survival time of patients is 5 months, the most common causes...References1. KLINGER H: Grenzformen der periarteritis nodosa. Frankfurt. Z. Path. 42: 455, 1931. Google Scholar2. WEGENER F: Über generalisierte, septische Gefässerkrankungen. Verh. Deutsch. Ges. Path. 29: 202, 1936. Google Scholar3. GODMANCHURG GCJ: Wegener's granulomatosis; pathology and review of literature. Arch. Path. (Chicago) 58: 533, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. WALTON WE: Giant-cell granuloma of the respiratory tract (Wegener's granulomatosis). Brit. Med. J. 2: 265, 1958. 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