Occult liver involvement by polyarteritis nodosa.
The diagnosis of panarteritis nodosa is usually difficult because of the variability of clinical manifestations. Herein is presented a case of occult liver involvement by polyarteritis nodosa. Several biopsies were performed but the diagnosis was made with the contribution of a hepatic arteriography.
Gumà
M
M
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. aolive@ns.hugtip.scs.es
Lorenzo-Zúñiga
V
V
Olivé
A
A
Perendreu
J
J
Bechini
J
J
Doménech
E
E
Planas
R
R
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed