Segmental Arterial Mediolysis with Preceding Symptoms Resembling Viral Infection Hampers the Differentiation from Polyarteritis Nodosa.

Segmental Arterial Mediolysis with Preceding Symptoms Resembling Viral Infection Hampers the Differentiation from Polyarteritis Nodosa. Intern Med. 2019;58(18):2721-2726 Authors: Nagamura N, Higuchi H Abstract A middle-aged man presented with a fever, arthralgia, gastrointestinal symptoms, headache, and rash. After two weeks, the patient suddenly complained of severe abdominal pain, and computed tomography revealed aneurysms in the hepatic and splenic arteries, which increased in size progressively. Given the elevated levels of inflammatory markers and orchitis, polyarteritis nodosa (PN) was initially suspected. Catheter embolization for the ruptured hepatic aneurysm and splenectomy for the large splenic ones were performed, and the pathological finding was consistent with segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM). Changes in inflammatory marker levels and aneurysmal size are also informative to differentiate SAM from PN. PMID: 31527370 [PubMed - in process]
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