Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as major salivary gland enlargement

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 691-693

  Ah See, K W ^a   Mclaren, K ^b   Maran, A G D ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parotid gland; Submandibular gland; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAROTID GLAND; PROGNOSIS; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0029976999     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100134656     Document Type: Article

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