Clinical features of Wegeners granulomatosis and preliminary analysis of prognostic factors.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 15 Clinical features of Wegener’s granulomatosis and preliminary analysis of prognostic factors Of: Nancy Ip, Jin Lian Zhan Zhongping Chen Dongying Liangliu Qin Xu Han Ying Yang Xiuyan division [Abstract] [Objective] To investigate the clinical features of Wegener’s granulomatosis and prognostic factors. [Methods] Retrospective analysis of 1999-2009 years, hospitalized in our department were diagnosed as Wegener granulomatosis of the 28 patients with clinical features and prognostic factors, of which 4 patients died. [Results] The median time of follow-up was 31.5 months (3 to 99 months.) higher incidence of clinical manifestations are nonspecific symptoms (22/28, 78.6%) ENT manifestations (19/28, 67.9%), pulmonary manifestations (12/28, 42.9%), glomerulonephritis (13/28, 46.4%). and survival group, the time of diagnosis of acute renal death group injury (P = 0.005), central nervous system involvement (P = 0.045), vasculitis, organ damage indexgt; 4 (P = 0.011) high incidence may indicate a poor prognosis. [Conclusion] This study demonstrated that Wegener’s granulomatosis is a multi-system involvement of the disease. diagnosed with acute kidney injury, central nervous system involvement, vasculitis, organ damage scoregt; 4 indicates a poor prognosis may be, this part should be used in patients with more aggressive immunosuppressive treatment. [Keywords:] Wegener’s granulomatosis; prognosis; retrospective cohort study Abstract: [Objective] To investigate the clinical features and outcome of Wegener? Tribulus terrestris s granulomatosis patients. [Methods] Twenty-eight inpatients with Wegener? Tribulus terrestris s granulomatosis, diagnosed between 1999 and 2009 in Department of Rheumatology of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, were retrospectively studied and their clinical features and outcomes were analyzed. Among them, 4 cases had died. [Results] The median follow-up time was 31.5 months (3-99 months). T