Polyarteritis nodosa presenting with hypertensive encephalopathy.
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare cause of malignant hypertension. As far as we are aware, hypertensive encephalopathy has not been described in the literature as a presenting feature of PAN.
Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
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D000328:Adult; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006974:Hypertension, Malignant / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging