Polyarteritis nodosa in a patient with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis.
| Title | Polyarteritis nodosa in a patient with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Giouleme, O., Mpoumponaris A., Aslanidis S., Anagnostis P., Giamalis P., Nikolaidis N., Vasiliadis T., & Evgenidis N. |
| Journal | South Med J |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 49-52 |
| Date Published | 2011 Jan |
| ISSN | 1541-8243 |
| Keywords | Antibodies, Antinuclear, Biopsy, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hepatitis, Autoimmune, Humans, Kidney, Liver, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Middle Aged, Polyarteritis Nodosa |
| Abstract | Polyarteritis nodosa is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that affects small- and medium-sized arteries. Liver involvement in patients with polyarteritis nodosa has been described, and ranges from asymptomatic elevation of aminotransferases to hepatic aneurysm rupture. We describe the case of a patient with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis and compensated liver cirrhosis who developed classic polyarteritis nodosa, complicated with cytomegalovirus and repeated urinary tract infections. After a long bedridden hospitalization, the patient's condition was stabilized. She is currently in good health, with well-controlled blood pressure, and stable kidney and liver function. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in the literature with concurrent appearance of both diseases. |
| DOI | 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181fd0be6 |
| Alternate Journal | South. Med. J. |
| PubMed ID | 21119556 |
