Acute cholecystitis at initial presentation of polyarteritis nodosa

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Although gastrointestinal involvement may be seen in half of the cases of PAN, vasculitis of the gallbladder at the disease onset is a rare presentation. We report a case of a 48-year-old man who was admitted due to acute chole...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical rheumatology 2005-12, Vol.24 (6), p.625-627
Hauptverfasser:	Fernandes, Sandra Regina Muchinechi, Samara, Adil Muhib, Magalhães, Eduardo Paiva, Sachetto, Zoraida, Metze, Konradin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cholecystitis, Acute - complications Cholecystitis, Acute - diagnosis Cholecystitis, Acute - surgery Cyclophosphamide - therapeutic use Diagnosis, Differential Drug Therapy, Combination Gallbladder Gallbladder - pathology Gallbladder - surgery Gallbladder diseases Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Polyarteritis Nodosa - complications Polyarteritis Nodosa - diagnosis Polyarteritis Nodosa - drug therapy Prednisone - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!