Upper Respiratory System Involvement as the Only Manifestation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in a Child with Marfan Phenotype

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Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Abstract

We report a 9-year old girl with an unusual presentation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis in association with Marfan phenotype. The patient presented with recurrent sinusitis, epistaxis, hearing loss and hyperplastic gingivitis, without any signs or symptoms of major organ involvement.

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