Intestinal perforation as an initial presentation of polyarteritis nodosa in an 8-year-old boy.
The case of an 8-year-old boy who had two separate gangrenous intestinal segments with perforations during the early course of polyarteritis nodosa is presented.
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Haçettepe Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology