Acute Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Due to Multi-Vessel Aneurysmal Bleeding As the Initial Manifestation of Polyarteritis Nodosa in a Previously Healthy Female
Marco A Albornoz,
Lexi Branca,
Andrew Samoyedny
Abstract:Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by constitutional symptoms, multiorgan dysfunction, and a subacute to chronic mode of onset. We describe a rarely encountered manifestation of PAN in a previously healthy 64-year-old woman who developed acute intra-abdominal bleeding due to multi-vessel, vasculitis-induced retroperitoneal aneurysmal ruptures, followed by the spontaneous cessation of abdominal pain and intra-abdominal bleeding within 24 hours after hospitalization, in the absen… Show more
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