ISSN-0303-5212
  The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Rawalpindi - Islamabad
 
     
Volume 34, Number 2, July - Dec. 2009
     
 
Case Report
 
Late erosion as a serious complication of permanent pacemaker
implantation in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis
 
Abdallah F. Omeish, Haitham Khoshman, Saaed Jaber
 
ABSTRACT

We report a case of late erosion of a permanent pacemaker generator after 6 months of implantation in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis who developed complete heart block, during the inactive stage of the disease. (Rawal Med J 2009;34:231-233).
 
Key Words: Pace maker, Wegners granulomatosis, heart block.
 
 
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