Year: 1982
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Wegener's granulomatosis is a disease characterised by nec- rotising granulomatous angiitis of the upper and lower respiratory tracts, a necrotising glomerulonephritis, and a diffuse small vessel vasculitis that may affect almost any organ system.' Various pulmonary lesions have been described, but pneumothorax has seldom been mentioned.We report a patient who developed a spontaneous pneu- mothorax with a bronchopleural fistula and pyopneumo- thorax.So far as we are aware this complication has been recorded only once.2
Source: Thorax
Authors: T Jaspan, A M Davison, W C Walker
Institution: Pinderfields Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1987406151