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. 2015:2015:865108.
doi: 10.1155/2015/865108. Epub 2015 Mar 1.

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as a parotid gland abscess

Blenda Dias  1 , Daniela Soares  1 , Patrick Sampaio  1 , Mittermayer Santiago  2
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as a parotid gland abscess

Blenda Dias et al. Case Rep Med. 2015.

Abstract

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a small-vessel vasculitis consisting of necrotizing granulomatous lesions in airways and focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis. However, it may affect other sites such as the skin, central nervous system, eyes, heart, gastrointestinal tract, and liver. We describe a rare case of GPA in which the initial manifestation was the involvement of the parotid gland mimicking a pyogenic abscess.

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Enlarged right parotid gland and left labial commissural deviation compatible with right peripheral facial nerve paralysis.
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