Wegener's granulomatosis in an 11-year-old child. A case report

D Mohanlal; K E Meyers; I van Niekerk; G A Richards

Wegener's granulomatosis in an 11-year-old child. A case report

S Afr Med J. 1988 May 21;73(10):608-9.

Authors

D Mohanlal¹, K E Meyers, I van Niekerk, G A Richards

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Coronation Hospital, Johannesburg.

PMID: 3375912

Abstract

Early diagnosis and treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis with cyclophosphamide has considerably improved the prognosis in this previously fatal disease. Experience with this disease in an 11-year-old child is reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Female
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / diagnostic imaging
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / pathology
Humans
Kidney Glomerulus / pathology
Radiography