title: Bilateral ureteral involvement in polyarteritis nodosa.
abstract: A case of polyarteritis nodosa with bilateral ureteral changes in IVU is reported, because of the rarity of ureteric involvement in this entity. The urographic findings were unilateral ureteral stricture with hydronephrosis and irregular ureter outlines bilaterally. All lesions subsided after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kaskarelis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zarifi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dantis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vrachliotis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone