Polyarteritis Nodosa Localized in Small Intestine: A Case Report.
- Author:
Byung Hoon LIM
1
;
Ji Sun JANG
;
Jung Won KIM
;
Se Jin JANG
;
Sung Hoon KIM
;
Jei So BANG
;
Soo Hyun YANG
;
Jong Hoon BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jisuny111@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Polyarteritis nodosa;
Localized vasculitis;
Small bowel
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Blood Vessels;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Inflammation;
Polyarteritis Nodosa;
Vasculitis
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2010;41(2):113-117
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Polyarteritis nodosa is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that affects mainly small and medium-sized arteries that involve multiple organs. In addition to the systemic involvement of classical vasculitis, localized vasculitis involves blood vessels within a confined vascular distribution or single organ without clinical evidence of generalized inflammation. Localized vasculitis of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare entity. In particular, a limited involvement of the small bowel is an unusual manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa. In this report, we describe a case of biopsy-proven polyarteritis nodosa presenting as small bowel bleeding without other systemic manifestations.
