Kids With GPA Often Show Lung Signs — But Few See Pulmonologists
Kids With GPA Often Show Lung Signs — But Few See Pulmonologists https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AdobeStock_602683205-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Jessica Nye, PhD https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/JNye_glasses.png
Most patients with pediatric granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) have respiratory manifestations, but fewer than half are evaluated by a pulmonologist within 6 months of diagnosis, finds a study published in Pediatric Pulmonology. “Pediatric GPA is a very rare autoimmune rheumatologic disorder that can have significant impact on the lungs. But nobody has really described the…