Preferred Label : Granulomatosis with polyangiitis;
RADLEX synonyms : Wegener granulomatosis;
Definition : A multisystem disease chiefly affecting males, characterized by necrotizing granulomatous
vasculitis involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts, glomerulonephritis, and
variable degrees of systemic, small vessel vasculitis, which is generally considered
to represent an aberrant hypersensitivity reaction to an unknown antigen. (Dorland,
27th ed) [MeSH];
RADLEX acronyms : GPA;
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0043092;
Origin ID : RID3702;
UMLS CUI : C3495801;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A multisystem disease chiefly affecting males, characterized by necrotizing granulomatous
vasculitis involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts, glomerulonephritis, and
variable degrees of systemic, small vessel vasculitis, which is generally considered
to represent an aberrant hypersensitivity reaction to an unknown antigen. (Dorland,
27th ed) [MeSH]