[Acute abdomen in immune complex vasculitis].
The case of a 51 year old male with 6 months history of loss of weight and abdominal pain is discussed. Laparotomy revealed gangrene of the gall bladder and perforation of the small intestine with consecutive peritonitis. Postmortem examination showed hypertensive intracerebral bleeding and disseminated infarctions of the abdominal organs and the kidneys. Histological findings including immune-fluorescence methods revealed the final diagnosis of immune complex vasculitis.
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D003429:Cross Reactions; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007105:Immune Complex Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex
Akutes Abdomen bei Immunkomplex-Vaskulitis