TY - JOUR T1 - Back Pain in a Patient withWegener’s Granulomatosis JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 2292 LP - 2294 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.080396 VL - 35 IS - 11 AU - SAMAR KERKENI AU - THOMAS BARDIN AU - PASCAL RICHETTE MD Y1 - 2008/11/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/35/11/2292.abstract N2 - To the Editor: Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) is a rare, systemic, necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with vasculitis, usually affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys1,2. WG is commonly associated with nonspecific systemic signs such as fever, weight loss, arthralgia, and myalgia. Although most patients initially present with upper airway illness, articular involvement with, typically, arthritis is frequent during the clinical course3. Vertebral involvement is rare and is mainly due to granulomatous tissue in the dural space that can lead to neurologic symptoms4-6. We describe a patient with WG whose main complaint was severe back pain due to a large thoracic ... ER -