RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Incidence of Wegener’s Granulomatosis in Children
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 440
OP 442
DO 10.3899/jrheum.090688
VO 37
IS 2
A1 SILVIU GRISARU
A1 GILBERT W.H. YUEN
A1 PAIVI M. MIETTUNEN
A1 LORRAINE A. HAMIWKA
YR 2010
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/37/2/440.abstract
AB Objective. To determine the incidence and longitudinal trends of Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) in the pediatric population of Southern Alberta over the last 15 years. Results. Fifteen cases of childhood WG were confirmed. The average annual incidence was 2.75 cases/million/year, with a steep increase over the last 5 years to 6.39 cases/million/year. Conclusion. In Southern Alberta the incidence of childhood WG during the past 15 years was comparable to the incidence reported in adults and it seems to be increasing. Further studies are required to determine if this is a regional or global phenomenon.