Rheumatology
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To determine survival, organ damage and predictors of these outcomes in a population-based, longitudinal cohort study of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). ⋯ Treatment with CYC and corticosteroid led to a 10-yr survival rate of 75% in WG but did not prevent severe organ damage. The presence of baseline organ damage was a marker of poor outcome. There was an association between damage and treatment given.