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Polyarteritis nodosa: A case report

Poliarteritis nodosa: Bir olgu sunumu

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The 12-year-old male patient is herein presented as polyarteritis nodosa is rare in childhood, and it is hard to establish a definite diagnosis of the disease.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Polyarteritis nodosa is rare in children, and it may present with various clinical features.
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Polyarteritis nodosa is rare in children, and it may present with various clinical features. The diagnosis may be established more easily in the presence of typical cutaneous findings, however it is difficult in the absence of cutaneous involvement. Microaneurysms in renal arteries are typical for polyarteritis nodosa. If polyarteritis nodosa is suspected in the diagnosis, angiographic studies, though invasive, planned toward the affected organ may help make a definite diagnosis. The 12-year-old male patient is herein presented as polyarteritis nodosa is rare in childhood, and it is hard to establish a definite diagnosis of the disease.

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Poliarteritis nodosa, çocuklarda nadir görülmekte ve çok farklı klinik tablolar ile karşımıza gelebilmektedir. Tipik cilt bulgularının varlığında tanı daha kolay konulabilir, ancak cilt tutulumu yoksa tanı zorlaşmaktadır. Özellikle renal arterlerde mikroanevrizmalar tipiktir. Eğer poliarteritis nodosa tanısı düşünülüyor ise, etkilediği organa yönelik yapılacak anjiyografik incelemeler invaziv olmasına rağmen tanı koydurucu olabilmektedir. Çocukluk çağında poliarteritis nodosa nadir görülmesi ve tanısının nispeten zor olması nedeni ile 12 yaşındaki bu olgu sunulmuştur.

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GÖK, F., HACIHAMDİOĞLU, B., KALMAN, S., BABACAN, O., ÜNAY, B., ÜSTÜNSÖZ, B. (2009). Polyarteritis nodosa: A case report. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 51 - Sayı: 1, 52–54. https://ajindex.com/articles/225473

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