Polyarteritis nodosa of the pericardium: antemortem diagnosis in a pericardiectomy specimen.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 74-year-old white woman with diffuse myalgias, low grade fever, and pericardial effusion was found to have polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) in a pericardiectomy specimen. This diagnosis was confirmed at autopsy. Although pericardial involvement in PAN has been described, this is the first report of PAN diagnosed in a pericardiectomy specimen.
Medical subject headings
- Pericardium
- Polyarteritis Nodosa