Hepatobiliary scintigraphy in vasculitis of the gallbladder as a manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Polyarteritis nodosa can on rare occasions manifest itself as vasculitis of the gallbladder. Patients typically present with right upper quadrant pain and are initially worked up for cholecystitis. The definitive diagnosis is then usually based on surgical and histopathological findings.


METHODS
In this case a 23-year-old Caucasian female presented with a 3 week history of right upper quadrant pain and fevers.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical pathway and imaging findings of a rare case of gallbladder vasculitis as a manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa are demonstrated.
Kitzing
Bjoern
B
Department of PET and Nuclear Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
O'Toole
Sandra
S
Waugh
Adrian
A
Clayton
Jane
J
McGill
Neil
N
Allman
Kevin C
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