Benzylthiouracil has been recently observed to be associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive vasculitis, resulting in crescentic glomerulonephritis. We report an 8-year-old girl treated with benzylthiouracil for Graves's disease who developed an ANCA-positive vasculitis with pulmonary hemorrhage. She responded to corticosteroids and discontinuation of benzylthiouracil. This represents the first pediatric case of benzylthiouracil-induced diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
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Aichi Childrens Hlth & Med Ctr, Dept Infect & Immunol, Obu, JapanNagoya City Univ, Dept Pediat & Neonatol, Grad Sch Med Sci, Nagoya, Aichi 4678601, Japan
Nakaseko, Haruna
Kamei, Michi
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Nomura, Takayasu
Iwata, Naomi
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Aichi Childrens Hlth & Med Ctr, Dept Infect & Immunol, Obu, JapanNagoya City Univ, Dept Pediat & Neonatol, Grad Sch Med Sci, Nagoya, Aichi 4678601, Japan
Iwata, Naomi
Ito, Yasuhiko
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