Wegener's Granulomatosis Vasculitis and Granuloma: A Case Report
A 13-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital because of fatigue, oliguria, and edema of lower extremities. Her laboratory workup showed an acute renal failure (BUN= 225 mg/dl, Creatinine= 13.25mg/dl). She also had a massive proteinuria.A renal biopsy showed cellular crescentic glomerulonephritis and positive C-ANCA. The serum Creatininelevel decreased after dialysis and treatment withhigh-dosemethylprednisolone, rituximab and plasmapheresis. She did not require dialysisafter dischargefromthe hospital.This is a report of a rare case of GPA presenting with 100% cellular crescentic glomerulonephritis.
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