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==Overview== | |||
The [[incidence]] is 10 cases per million per year. | |||
==Epidemiology== | ==Epidemiology== | ||
==Age== | |||
Wegener's granulomatosis is most common in middle-aged adults. It is rare in children, but has been seen in infants as young as 3 months old. | |||
==Race== | |||
Whites are more likely to get it as compared to Blacks. 90% of the patients are whites. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
The incidence is 10 cases per million per year.
Epidemiology
Age
Wegener's granulomatosis is most common in middle-aged adults. It is rare in children, but has been seen in infants as young as 3 months old.
Race
Whites are more likely to get it as compared to Blacks. 90% of the patients are whites.