Table 1

. Disease and treatment related damage items of VDI in 50 patients with WG.

Frequency of Damage Items, %
Early menopause*, n = 1090
Pulmonary fibrosis35
Cataract28
Chronic nasal discharge/crusting27
Diabetes24
Hearing loss20
Endstage renal disease20
High creatininemia15
Proteinuria15
Avascular necrosis13
Saddle nose10
Dyspnea10
Mononeuritis multiplex10
Hemorrhagic cystitis10
Osteoporosis, (n = 31)8
Subglottic stenosis5
Chronic asthma5
Polyneuropathy5
Cerebrovascular event3
Proptosis3
Scleral necrosis3
  • * Premenopausal women, mean age 34 yrs.