Table 2 Details of the 53 consecutive major infectious episodes that occurred in 35 patients according to the year of Wegener granulomatosis (WG) diagnosis
TotalWG diagnosed before 1996WG diagnosed from 1996
Viral infections19514
    Diffuse cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex infection 1
    Herpes zoster recurrence 9
    Post-transfusional AIDS with fatal cerebral toxoplasmosis 1*0
    Herpes simplex keratinitis 1
    Syncitial respiratory virus bronchiolitis 1
    Major viral B hepatitis reactivation 2
    Herpes simplex stomatitis 1
    Cytomegalovirus pneumonia 2
    Cytomegalovirus retinitis 1
Bacterial infections331023
    Cellulitis 4
    Digestive tract infections with pelvic abscess 2
    Pneumonia 412
    Prostatitis 14
    Bacterial arthritis 1
    Node suppuration 1
    Fever resolving under broad spectrum antibiotics 1
    Septicaemia 1*1
    Spondylodiscitis 1
Fungal infections1
    Oesophageal candidiasis 1
  • *Fatal evolution.