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Paraneoplastic Syndromes (PNS) in Rheumatology

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CS 73 Definite Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) as a mask for colon cancer, male patient 40 years The case involves a 40-year-old man, whose symptoms seemed harmless to begin with. In 2 months, there was a subacute development of the following symptoms: Sinusitis with nasal bleeding Arthritis Outbreaks of sweating, and weight loss Highly positive cANCA with high-grade CRP and ESR

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Benenson, E. (2011). Paraneoplastic Syndromes (PNS) in Rheumatology. In: Rheumatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-462-3_5

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