Question 27 · LDEK · Other

Wegener’s granulomatosis is:

  1. A. benign damage to the bone, in which an infiltration of proliferating reticulohistiocytic elements is observed.
  2. B. medical condition in which cholesterol lipidosis in multiple histiocytes is observed.
  3. C. medical condition characterized by the development and growth of granulation tissue in the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, pharynx and upper respiratory tract. The granulation tissue occurs with inflammation of blood vessels.
  4. D. medical condition that is a result of parathormone hypersecretion or is related to the presence of parathyroid adenoma.
  5. E. none of the above.
Hint

This is a necrotising small-vessel vasculitis with granulomas that typically involves the upper airways, lungs and kidneys.

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