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Although vasculitidis may involve several organs and tissues, ureteral involvement is rare. The present report describes a case of a female child with ureteral stenosis in whom a diagnosis of necrotizing vasculitis was made.
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Pereira, R.M.R., Daud, R.M., Messina, W.C. et al. Stenosing ureteritis in a child with necrotizing vasculitis. Clin Rheumatol 11, 112–115 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02207097
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