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Arteritis involving large, medium-sized, and small arteries, and associated with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. Coronary arteries are often involved. Aorta and veins may be involved. Usually occurs in children. FIGURE 2-5 The medium-sized vasculitides are confined to arteries by the definitions of the Chapel Hill Nomenclature System [3,6]. By this approach the presence of evidence for invol...

OBJECTIVE To report a rare case of a Spontaneous perirenal haematoma due to Polyarteritis nodosa treated with a selective embolización of the bleeding aneurysm. Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is one of a spectrum of diseases thet belongs to the pathologic category of necrotizing vasculitis. Spontaneous perirenal haematoma (SPH) is an unusual complication of PAN. METHODS We are introducing a patie...

The authors report a patient who developed systemic polyarteritis nodosa two months after hepatitis B vaccination and review the literature concerning this vaccination and the development of autoimmune conditions, mainly vasculitis. A 14-year-old boy who had no relevant previous history and who was not taking any drugs presented with a livedo reticularis, fever, loss of weight, testicular pain,...

Polyarteritis nodosa is a systemic necrotising vasculitis that affects the small- and medium-sized arteries. Multifocal aneurysmal formation in the renal, hepatic, and mesenteric vasculature is a hallmark of this condition, and spontaneous aneurysmal rupture may occur, resulting in life-threatening haemorrhage. We describe a 42-year-old man who initially presented with fever of unknown origin. ...

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic vasculitis which may result in thrombosis or aneurysm formation in any organ of the body. We report a case polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) resulting in bilateral asynchronous testicular necrosis. A 55-year-old male developed acute onset of left testicular pain resulting in a left orchiectomy and right orchidopexy for an ischemic left testicle without evidence...