Polyarteritis nodosa: A case report Poliarteritis nodosa: Bir olgu sunumu
Gulhane Medical Journal, cilt.51, sa.1, ss.52-54, 2009 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: Gulhane Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.52-54
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Child, Microscopic polyangiitis, Polyarteritis nodosa, Vasculitis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Polyarteritis nodosa is rare in children, and it may present with various clinical features. The diagnosis may be established more easily in the presence of typical cutaneous findings, however it is difficult in the absence of cutaneous involvement. Microaneurysms in renal arteries are typical for polyarteritis nodosa. If polyarteritis nodosa is suspected in the diagnosis, angiographic studies, though invasive, planned toward the affected organ may help make a definite diagnosis. The 12-year-old male patient is herein presented as polyarteritis nodosa is rare in childhood, and it is hard to establish a definite diagnosis of the disease. © Gülhane Askeri Ti{dotless}p Akademisi 2009.