An adolescent with both Wegener's Granulomatosis and chronic blastomycosis

Reem Abdwani; Kristin Houghton; Simon Dobson; Maureen O'Sullivan; Peter Malleson

doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-13

An adolescent with both Wegener's Granulomatosis and chronic blastomycosis

Reem Abdwani^*, Kristin Houghton, Simon Dobson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Peter Malleson

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We report a case of Wegener's Granulomatosis (WG) associated with blastomycosis. This appears to be the first case report of WG co-existing with a tissue proven blastomycosis infection. The temporal correlation of the two conditions suggests that blastomycosis infection (and therefore possibly other fungal infections), may trigger the systemic granulomatous vasculitis in a predisposed individual; a provocative supposition warranting further study.

Original language	English
Article number	13
Journal	Pediatric Rheumatology
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-6-13
Publication status	Published - Aug 3 2008

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Rheumatology
Immunology and Allergy

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