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  • Title: Wegener's granulomatosis responding to antituberculous drugs.
    Author: Toyoshima M, Chida K, Suda T, Imokawa S, Nakamura H.
    Journal: Chest; 2001 Feb; 119(2):643-5. PubMed ID: 11171751.
    Abstract:
    We present a case of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) that responded to antituberculous drugs. A 44-year-old woman with multiple nodules on chest radiograph received a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis because open-lung biopsy specimens showed caseous granulomas. Her chest shadows underwent repeated resolution after the start of antituberculous treatment, and relapse after the cessation of the drugs. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody was positive (14 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay units), and the second lung biopsy specimens showed necrotizing granulomas and vasculitis without pathogenic organisms. Thus, the patient received a diagnosis of WG and was successfully treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole 10 years after her initial evaluation. Antituberculous drugs were effective in this case of WG.
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