A. Ivannikova

A clinical case of Wegener's granulomatosis in an adolescent: difficulties in diagnosis and treatment

Background. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) is a rare disease, characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the respiratory tract in combination with necrotizing vasculitis of medium and small vessels with multiorgan damage. The incidence is 0.03-3.2 cases per 100,000 children per year, more often in gir...