Rare Ocular Complication in a Case of Wegener’s Granulomatosis 308-310
Correspondence
Dr. Naval Chandra (M.D.)
Asst Professor, Department of General Medicine
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences,
Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082
Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone: 09246347646
E-mail: naval31@yahoo.co.in
Wegener’s Granulomatosis(WG) is a granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis characterized by a predilection to affect the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys. Pulmonary involvement is seen in 85-90%, ear,nose and throat in 73%, eye in 52%, skin lesions in 46% and renal disease in 77%.We report a female aged 39 years who presented with eye involvement in the form of nodular sclerosis, subglottic stenosis, bilateral pulmonary nodules and consolidation with cavitation and glomerulonephritis.