Polyarteritis nodosa of the liver: a report of two cases.
Two patients with liver disease due to polyarteritis nodosa are described. They presented in a similar manner, with a swinging fever, a polymorphonuclear leucocytosis and high alkaline phosphatase levels, but the natural history of the illness was different, with revocery in one and death in the other.
D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
D007527:Isoenzymes; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase