Grover Ruchika Arora, Grover Ravneet Singh
MedicAid Hospital and Critical Care Centre, Amritsar, India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Aug;74(Suppl 1):492-494. doi: 10.1007/s12070-020-02328-4. Epub 2021 Jan 7.
Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare systemic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. Typically, it affects the upper respiratory tract, lungs, and kidneys. Sometimes localized form of the disease in head and neck region is also seen. These often go unrecognized till the patient develops systemic signs and symptoms leading to significant complications affecting the quality of life of patient. If timely diagnosed, such potentially life altering sequelae can be avoided with treatment. We present here a case report of a female who presented with breathing difficulty along with Otological symptoms but remained undiagnosed for a long time leading to permanent morbidity because of facial nerve damage and hearing loss.
韦格纳肉芽肿病是一种病因不明的罕见系统性自身免疫性疾病。通常，它会影响上呼吸道、肺部和肾脏。有时也会出现头颈部区域的局限性疾病形式。这些情况往往在患者出现全身症状并导致影响生活质量的严重并发症之前未被识别。如果能及时诊断，通过治疗可以避免这种可能改变生活的后遗症。我们在此报告一例女性病例，该患者出现呼吸困难及耳部症状，但长期未被诊断，因面神经损伤和听力丧失导致永久性残疾。
