Abstract

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a primary vasculitis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with predominant involvement of small vessels of various localizations and necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with multiple clinical manifestations. GPA remains one of the most severe systemic vasculitis with unfavorable prognosis. When analyzing the course of the disease, there are two variants of GPA, local (with lesions of the upper respiratory tract, URT, organs of vision and hearing) and generalized (with lesions of the URT, organs of vision and hearing in combination with the lungs and/or kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, nervous systems, skin involvement).The article discusses the differential diagnosis of the disease with the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses lesions onset, which requires an interdisciplinary approach and interaction of doctors of different specialties.

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