@article{Pagnoux_Wolter_2012, title={Vasculitis of the upper airways1}, volume={142}, url={https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1444}, DOI={10.4414/smw.2012.13541}, abstractNote={<p><p>Systemic vasculitides are rare and potentially life-threatening diseases. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA; formerly Wegener’s granulomatosis) and Churg Strauss syndrome (possibly to be renamed eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; EGPA) are the 2 chief systemic vasculitides which may involve the upper respiratory tract. Chronic allergic rhinitis and nasal polyposis in EGPA, and recurrent sinusitis and/or otitis in both conditions, are not specific and can thus represent real diagnostic challenges if they are the first manifestations of the disease. Nasal septum perforation, saddle nose deformity and/or subglottic stenosis (SGS), although not totally specific, are more suggestive of GPA. Because upper airway manifestations often tend to be refractory to systemic therapy and/or to linger, local treatment represents a major aspect of management of the condition, especially for patients with SGS.</p></p>}, number={1112}, journal={Swiss Medical Weekly}, author={Pagnoux, Christian and Wolter, Nikolaus E}, year={2012}, month={Mar.}, pages={w13541} }