Isolated ovarian polyarteritis nodosa.
Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare disorder and a form of systemic vasculitis. A 48 year-old female was admitted to the hospital because menorrhagia and pelvic pain in February 1993. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy resulting in a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for myoma of uterus and a right adnexal cystic mass. Histopathologic examination revealed left ovarian periarteritis nodosa. Further investigation and 9 months follow-up failed to show any systemic involvement. To our knowledge the isolated ovarian polyarteritis nodosa is the first case in the literature.
Kaya
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey.
Utaş
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Balkanli
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Başbuğ
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Onursever
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D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*