肉芽腫併多發性血管炎(Granulomatosis with polyangiitis,縮寫GPA),舊稱韋格納肉芽腫(英語:Wegener's granulomatosis,縮寫為 WG),又譯作華格納氏肉芽腫,是一種自體免疫疾病,發生原因不明,特徵為惡性的血管炎,主要侵犯上、下呼吸道及腎臟,會影響鼻子、肺、腎臟以及其他器官。
肉芽腫併多發性血管炎 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | |
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又稱 | Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) |
Micrograph showing features characteristic of granulomatosis with polyangiitis – a vasculitis and granulomas with multi-nucleated giant cells. H&E stain. | |
分類和外部資源 | |
醫學專科 | 免疫學、風濕病學 |
ICD-11 | 4A44.A1 |
ICD-9-CM | 446.4 |
OMIM | 608710 |
DiseasesDB | 14057 |
MedlinePlus | 000135 |
eMedicine | 332622 |
Orphanet | 900 |
症狀
韋格納肉芽腫初起時的症狀為,發生鼻黏膜和肺組織的局灶性肉芽腫性炎症。之後形成血管炎,最終出現彌漫性壞死性肉芽腫性炎症。
參見
外部連結
- 韋格納肉芽腫
- Classification criteria (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館) by the American College of Rheumatology
- Largest Wegener's Granulomatosis/GPA (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館) patient support group
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