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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey.
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Onursever
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*