Wegener’s Granulomatosis with Peripheral Neuropathy

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 24(4); 2006 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2006;24(4): 392-395.

말초신경병증을 동반한 Wegener 육아종증

김종국, 김민정 유봉구 김광수 차재관a 김대철b

고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 동아대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실a, 병리학교실b

Wegener’s Granulomatosis with Peripheral Neuropathy

Jong Kuk Kim

Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan; Departments of Neurologya and Pathologyb, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea

Abstract

Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is characterized by necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of small or medium sized vessels affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidney. It is well known that peripheral neuropathy is one of the leading manifestations of WG in western countries but there are rare cases of WG showing peripheral neuropathy in Korea. We report a patient with WG having peripheral neuropathy in his pathological and immunological findings.KeyWords:Wegener's granulomatosis, Vasculitis, Peripheral neuropathy