An Unusual Presentation of Limited Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Involving Vagina and Urethra

Sandra Soro Marín, Enrique Júdez Navarro, Manuela Sianes Fernández, Ginés Sánchez Nievas, J.G. Lorenzo Romero

Case Reports in Rheumatology · 2017 · 11 citations · 12 references

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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic necrotizing granulomatosis vasculitis characterized by predilection to affect small- and medium-sized blood vessels and commonly affects the upper and lower respiratory tract and kidneys in most cases. Genital involvement is reported in <1% of cases in large cohorts and nearly all cases have been in the setting of multisystemic disease or during the course of the disease in patients already diagnosed as GPA. A case is presented of uncommon limited urogenital GPA in a 66-year-old woman with an irregular mass occupying urethra and vagina. The patient showed a good response after Corticoids and Methotrexate.

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