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. 2021 Jan;90(1):50-51.
Epub 2021 Feb 26.

A CURIOUS CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGITIS

E Keelan  1 , A McCorkell  1 , M Kelly  1 , G Shivashankar  1 , D O'Rouke  2
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A CURIOUS CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGITIS

E Keelan et al. Ulster Med J. 2021 Jan.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT-PET showing uptake in the prevertebral and bilateral paravertebral region, (SUV max 11.92), PET avid right hilar nodes (SUX max 6.7) with encasement of the descending aorta, associated with increased uptake.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histology showing rapidly progressive necrotising glomerulonephritis. In the image we can see crescents obliterating the glomerular space and fibrin deposits between proliferated cells. In the centre of the image compressed capillary loops are also seen. These findings are classic for Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
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