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ArticleClinical rheumatology2018

Ear, nose and throat involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: how it presents and how it determines disease severity and long-term outcomes.

Mara Felicetti, Diego Cazzador, Roberto Padoan, Alfonso Luca Pendolino, Chiara Faccioli, Ennio Nardello, Alvise Berti, Marina Silvestrini, Giuseppe Paolazzi, Giuliano Brunori and 4 more

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Article in Clinical rheumatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Otolaryngologic manifestations in granulomatosis with Polyangitis: A systematic review of clinical presentations and renal correlation.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  3. Recognition of ear, nose and throat involvement in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis: from in-depth interviews to insights for the future.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  20. [Granulomatosis with polyangiitis with head and neck symptoms as the first clinical manifestation: clinical analysis of 28 cases].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mara FelicettiOperative Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padova, Italy.
Diego CazzadorOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Roberto PadoanOperative Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padova, Italy. robertopadoan.reumatologia@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2356-375X
Alfonso Luca PendolinoOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Chiara FaccioliOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Ennio NardelloOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Alvise BertiRheumatology Unit, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
Marina SilvestriniOtolaryngology Unit, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
Giuseppe PaolazziRheumatology Unit, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
Giuliano BrunoriNephrology Unit, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
Elisabetta ZanolettiOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Enzo EmanuelliOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Alessandro MartiniOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Franco SchiavonOperative Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · ITOspedale Santa Chiara · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ear, nose and throat (ENT) manifestations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) represent the most frequent symptoms at disease onset. The aim of the study was to analyse ENT involvement at diagnosis, as well as how it could influence relapse rate, mortality and disease severity. A retrospective non-controlled cohort study was performed including all consecutive diagnosed GPA from 1996 to 2016 in two rheumatology centres of Northern Italy, focusing particularly on ENT presenting signs and symptoms at baseline. Eighty-nine patients (48.3% females) with new onset GPA were evaluated. They were mostly Caucasian (97.7%), middle aged (mean 54.5 years) and more frequently anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) positive (78.6%) with PR3 specificity (81.4%). At diagnosis, ENT involvement was reported in 71.9% patients, second only to systemic symptoms. These patients were significantly younger at disease onset (0.013), with less frequent renal involvement (0.014) irrespectively to ANCA status, but with significantly higher Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI) (0.001). The most frequent ENT manifestation was sinonasal involvement (58.4%, 73% of which with nasal inflammation/chronic sinusitis and 48% with nasal crusting), while otologic involvement (mainly otitis media/otomastoiditis) was observed in 34.8%. ENT-GPA patients presented a higher survival rate at 5 years (98.1 vs 77.7%, 0.049), and ENT involvement resulted to be an independent predictor of better outcome (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.2-0.8, 0.019). Our data confirms that ENT involvement is not only one of the key clinical features of GPA, but also could point out a milder GPA subset with lower renal involvement and lower mortality rate, irrespectively to ANCA status.

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AdultAgedAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicEar DiseasesFemaleGranulomatosis with PolyangiitisHumansLaryngeal DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedParanasal Sinus DiseasesRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicANCADamageENT involvementGranulomatosisLong-term outcomesPolyangiitis

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