title: Multiple hemorrhagic gastric ulcers due to polyarteritis nodosa.
abstract: A 73-year-old man developed refractory multiple hemorrhagic gastric ulcers. Emergent gastrectomy was performed, and the diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa was made by histologic evaluation of the resected stomach. Although gastric ulceration is a relatively rare complication of polyarteritis nodosa, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of refractory hemorrhagic gastric ulcers. Emergent surgery may be indicated in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Oita Medical University.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narusako
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsunetomi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery