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Clinical rheumatology · Jan 1999
Case ReportsFatal polyarteritis nodosa with massive mesenteric necrosis in a child.
- H Mocan, M C Mocan, Y Sen, G Kuzey, and C Civiloglu.
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz (Blacksea) Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
- Clin. Rheumatol. 1999 Jan 1; 18 (1): 88-90.
AbstractPolyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare vasculitic syndrome in childhood. There are few reported cases of ischaemic necrosis of the intestine and even fewer survivors in adults. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy with PAN and an acute abdomen that required operative intervention. Evidence was found of mesenteric arteritis with large ischaemic segments resulting in infarction and perforation.
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