According to a recent study published in the Clinical Rheumatology, the researchers confirm that ear, nose, and throat (ENT) symptoms in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) patients show fewer kidney problems and better survival rates. It is evident that granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic disorder which is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of small arteries and veins. Similarly, the respiratory system is one of the most frequently affected biological system in some forms of the disease along with the characteristic systemic vasculitis and necrotizing glomerulonephritis.
However, there is no consent on the prevalence of ENT manifestation in GPA patients, mostly due to lack of specificity concerning ENT symptoms. The study which aimed to identify signs that could help the physician make an early diagnosis demonstrated that ENT-GPT patient displays a higher…
