The epidemiology of Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis in a Southern Hemisphere region

• Published in: Rheumatology
• Main Authors: Gibson, A., Stamp, L. K., Chapman, P. T., O'Donnell, J. L.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2006
• Subjects: CLINICAL; Chapel Hill; New Zealand; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/45/5/624; https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kei259

Objective . To determine the prevalence of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) in the province of Canterbury, New Zealand. Method . Three hospital clinical databases and the immunology laboratory database were searched and case notes reviewed for patients fulfilling...