Wegener Granulomatosis, Thoracic: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Wegener's Granulomatosis. Vasculitis Foundation. Kansas City, MO. http://www.vasculitisfoundation.org/. Accessed October 21, 2008.

Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement.  1994 Jun (revised 2008 Jan).  71 pages.  NGC:006369

Keywords

Wegener's granulomatosis, Wegener granulomatosis, necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of the upper and lower respiratory tract, glomerulonephritis, small-vessel vasculitis, rhinogenic granulomatosis, classic Wegener granulomatosis, classic Wegener's granulomatosis, glomerulonephritis, lung disease, kidney disease

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

James G Ravenel, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Vice Chair for Education, Chief of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina
James G Ravenel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of Program Directors in Radiology, Association of University Radiologists, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Thoracic Radiology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Abid Irshad, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina
Abid Irshad, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Radiological Society of North America and Society of Breast Imaging
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Medical Editor

Jeffrey A Miller, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Associate Chief of Service, Department of Radiology, Veterans Affairs of New Jersey Health Care System
Jeffrey A Miller, MD is a member of the following medical societies: North American Society for Cardiac Imaging, Society for Health Services Research in Radiology, and Society of Thoracic Radiology
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Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
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John D Newell, Jr, MD, FACR, FCCP, FASER, Co-Director of Thoracic Imaging, UCDHSC; Director of Lung Imaging Center, Professor of Radiology and Professor of Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center; Univ. Colorado Hospital
John D Newell, Jr, MD, FACR, FCCP, FASER is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Thoracic Society, Association of University Radiologists, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Thoracic Radiology
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Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
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Eugene C Lin, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Washington Medical School
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