{"title":"Advances in Wegener's granulomatosis.","authors":"G S Hoffman","doi":"10.1080/21548331.1995.11443178","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The upper airway is usually the source of initial concern, but lung involvement eventually emerges. Thus, the disease is a reminder that the diagnosis of persistent upper airway problems should have more than a regional focus. Combinations of glucocorticoids and cytotoxic drugs have yielded a dramatic improvement in survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":77164,"journal":{"name":"Hospital practice (Office ed.)","volume":"30 4","pages":"33-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1995-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21548331.1995.11443178","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Hospital practice (Office ed.)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.1995.11443178","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The upper airway is usually the source of initial concern, but lung involvement eventually emerges. Thus, the disease is a reminder that the diagnosis of persistent upper airway problems should have more than a regional focus. Combinations of glucocorticoids and cytotoxic drugs have yielded a dramatic improvement in survival.