Multiple spontaneous visceral hematomas revealing polyarteritis nodosa.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare life-threatening disease characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of small and median arteries. We describe the exceptional case of a 28-year-old man with successive spontaneous visceral hematomas of the kidney, bladder, and liver. Arteriography was performed for a recent spontaneous hepatic hematoma and a microaneurysm was detected, allowing the diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa and prescription of appropriate treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Hematoma
- Polyarteritis Nodosa