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Wegener's granulomatosis

See for:

autoimmune vasculitis

Broader Terms:

periarteritis nodosa

Related Terms:

granuloma

Related Terms:

interstitial lung disease

Scope Note:

multisystem disease chiefly affecting males, characterized by necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts, glomerulonephritis, and variable degrees of systemic small vessel vasculitis; considered an aberrant hypersensitivity reaction to an unknown antigen.

Term Number:

0729-8576


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