Granulomatosis Definition

Granulomatosis Sentence Examples

• The disorders in this category include Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) and Wegener's granulomatosis.

• Wegener's granulomatosis is also a rare disease, diagnosed in one to three individuals per 100,000, with only 3 percent of these cases found in people below 20 years of age.

• The cause of Wegener's granulomatosis was not known as of 2004.

• The disease is called a granulomatosis because it is characterized by the formation of granulomas, which are small lumps or nodules of inflammatory cells in the patient's tissues.

• An antibiotic (usually trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) is sometimes given to children with Wegener's granulomatosis to control flares, or recurrences of the disease.