Idiopathic intimal hyperplasia of small arteries and arterioles affecting intestines and myocardium.
We report the case of a 52-year-old woman dying from a noninflammatory, occlusive vasculopathy. Histology showed marked intimal hyperplasia of small arteries of the intestines and myocardium with subsequent infarction of myocardium, large intestine and gallbladder. A comprehensive work up including laboratory studies, clinical investigations and postmortem failed to assign this condition to any of the known vascular diseases.
Behrendt
Gabriele C
GC
Department of Histopathology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. gabriele@behrendt.fsnet.co.uk
Tabrizi
Sarah J
SJ
Turner
Chris
C
Levine
Tanya S
TS
Sheppard
Mary N
MN
D001160:Arterioles / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology*