title: A patient with classical polyarteritis nodosa evolving into end stage renal failure.
abstract: Classical polyarteritis nodosa (c-PAN) is a form of systemic necrotizing vasculitis mainly affecting medium-size arteries, is not associated with renal glomerular disease and acute renal failure. Perirenal hematoma can be seen in up to fifty percent of c-PAN patients and minority of them develop mild renal impairment. Herein, we describe a 34-year-old male with c-PAN who presented with rapidly progressive renal failure and evolved into end stage renal disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Turkey. sevilkamali@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sevil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamali
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poyanli
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cefle
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sayarlioglu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inanc
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aral
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konice
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone