Ces radiol. 2020, 74(1):43-46 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/008

Polyarteritis nodosa: Case report and review of the literatureCase report

Milan Vajda1, Petr Hoffmann1, Alice Jansová2, Michal Hůlek1, Jana Draganovičová1, Ondřej Živný1, Pavla Čabelková1
1 Radiologická klinika LF UK a FN, Hradec Králové
2 II. interní gastroenterologická klinika - subkatedra revmatologie LF UK a FN, Hradec Králové

We present a case of a patient with a newly diagnosed vasculitis of polyarteritis nodosa, that manifested itself by macroscopic hematuria, secondary hypertension and multiple infarctions in both kidneys. Imaging methods revealed multiple small aneurysms of the renal arteries that caused occlusion of their segmental branches and consequently led to partial ischemia of the parenchyma. Asymptomatic aneurysms on branches of proper hepatic artery and dissection of left common and external iliac artery were also diagnosed. Digital subtraction angiography is considered to be the gold standard of imaging in polyarteritis nodosa, although it could be replaced by CT angiography due to its rapid advances.

Keywords: aneurysm, polyarteritis nodosa, vasculitis

Accepted: January 30, 2020; Published: March 1, 2020  Show citation

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Vajda M, Hoffmann P, Jansová A, Hůlek M, Draganovičová J, Živný O, Čabelková P. Polyarteritis nodosa: Case report and review of the literature. Ces radiol. 2020;74(1):43-46. doi: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/008.
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