Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as isolated malignant hypertension

Childhood polyarteritis nodosa presenting as stroke and arterial hypertension.

To cite: Rodrigues M, Amaral D, Barreira JL, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-207866 DESCRIPTION A 6-year-old boy with frequent episodes of fever, myalgia and arthralgia, presented with arterial hypertension (HTN). When he was 2 years old he was extensively investigated due to a small thalamic stroke, but no diagnosis was made. While be...

Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as a pyrexia of unknown origin.

A case of an 18 year old woman is reported who presented with a pyrexia of unknown origin having returned from a trip to India. She initially had constitutional symptoms only, which rapidly progressed to a multisystem disorder. The difficulty in making the diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa, especially with the possible differential diagnosis of infection after her recent travel, is discussed. T...

Ruptured hepatic aneurysm as first presenting symptom of polyarteritis nodosa

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is an inflammatory vasculitis that creates regions of stenosis and aneurysm formation. The authors describe a 66-year-old female with hepatic artery rupture as the first presentation of undiagnosed PAN, presenting with abdominal pain followed by hemorrhagic shock. This aneurysm was suture ligated with a successful outcome. A mesenteric arteriogram demonstrated lesions...

Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as a bladder outlet obstruction.

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) of the urinary tract is rare. An unusual case of systemic PAN involving the bladder neck is described. A 27-year-old man, with known diastolic hypertension diagnosed 2 years earlier, was admitted with chronic urinary obstruction complicated by hydronephrosis. He had symptoms of myalgia and weight loss, was afebrile but had an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate an...

Case number 34: Relapse of polyarteritis nodosa presenting as isolated and localised lower limb periostitis.