title: Juvenile chronic arthritis and Wegener's granulomatosis.
abstract: We present a case of Wegener's granulomatosis in a teenage boy with systemic onset juvenile chronic arthritis. We discuss the implication of these two uncommon conditions coexisting in one patient. The recent characterization of the antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) as a marker of small vessel vasculitis has helped in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary renal syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Wedderburn
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rudge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies