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Review of 411 patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis showed that involvement of the head and neck region is extremely common Early diagnosis and prompt treatment resulted in better survival rates--75% alive at 5.8 years.
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McDonald, T.J., DeRemee, R.A. (1993). Head and Neck Involvement in Wegener’s Granulomatosis (WG). In: Gross, W.L. (eds) ANCA-Associated Vasculitides. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 336. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9182-2_49
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