A Rare Vasculitis in Childhood: Wegener’s Granulomatosis
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Case Report
P: 114-116
September 2011

A Rare Vasculitis in Childhood: Wegener’s Granulomatosis

Med Bull Haseki 2011;49(3):114-116
1. Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Çocuk Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
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ABSTRACT

Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the respiratory tract and necrotizing vasculitis involving the small- to-medium-sized vessels. The disease is rare in children - in a study by the Turkish Pediatric Vasculitis Study Group, WG was detected in only one patient over a 5-year period. Necrotizing glomerulonephritis is one of the most serious manifestations of WG. In this report, we describe a nine-year-old girl with WG who presented with chronic renal failure.