Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) (formerly) Micrograph showing features characteristic of granulomatosis with polyangiitis – a vasculitis and granulomas with multi-nucleated giant cells. H&E stain. Specialty: Immunology, rheumatology Causes: Autoimmune disease
Friedrich Wegener (7 April 1907, Varel – 9 July 1990, Lübeck, [veːɡɐnəɐ̯]) was a German pathologist who is notable for his description of a rare disease originally referred to Wegener disease and now referred to as granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Although this disease was known before Wegener's description, from the 1950s onwards it ...
Some diseases with which Buerger's disease may be confused include atherosclerosis (build-up of cholesterol plaques in the arteries), endocarditis (an infection of the lining of the heart), other types of vasculitis, severe Raynaud's phenomenon associated with connective tissue disorders (e.g., lupus or scleroderma), clotting disorders or the ...
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis consists of three stages, but not all patients develop all three stages or progress from one stage to the next in the same order; [7] whereas some patients may develop severe or life-threatening complications such as gastrointestinal involvement and heart disease, some patients are only mildly affected, e.g. with skin lesions and nasal polyps. [8]
The disease is therefore now regarded as a NK/T cell malignancy, is grouped with other Epstein–Barr virus–associated lymphoproliferative diseases [4] and is classified by the World Health Organization (2017 update) as a manifestation of the well-defined disease, extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKTCL-NT).
Having more fat around your midsection may make you more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.. A specific type of body fat — visceral fat — around the midsection has been linked to the ...
Getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 50 may increase one's risk of developing dementia by 1.9 times, a new study has found.
Kreger, who is the director of Pet Angel Adoption & Rescue in Frankenmuth, Michigan, was diagnosed with celiac disease about five years ago. Celiac is a chronic autoimmune disorder that damages ...