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Polyarteritis nodosa. An unusual cause of acute abdomen
E Papalambros1, E Felekuras, E Bastounis
11st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
Two cases of acute abdomen operated on twice and biopsy specimens confirmed are presented. The diagnosis of a systemic necrotizing vasculitis group of polyarteritis nodosa was established. The syndrome affects predominantly males between the second and forth decade of life. The gastrointestinal tract is involved in approximately 50% of the cases. While a negative laparotomy may be considered as a surgical pit-fall, nevertheless, it is the only way of establishing the diagnosis and treating the complications of the disease in some of the cases.
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