Granulomatosis with polyangiitis. A diagnostic challenge in pediatric patients.

A M Blanco López¹, A García Vázquez²

¹Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain. Electronic address: ana.maria.blanco.lopez@sergas.es.

²Departamento de Oftalmología, Unidad de Oculoplástica y Órbita, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain.

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Abstract

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis with kidney, respiratory, and vascular involvement, whose peak incidence is in the fifth and sixth decades of life. Its localized presentation without systemic involvement is infrequent. We present the case of a 10-year-old patient with recurrent eyelid edema as t…

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