A CLINICAL CASE OF POLYARTERITIS NODOSA
https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2017-14-4-18
Abstract
Polyarteritis nodosa refers to the group of systemic vasculitides affecting small and medium arteries. It is characterized by inflammation of the vascular wall with the development of aneurysmus and thrombosis. The article presents a rare clinical case of polyarteritis nodosa, which has not been diagnosed for a long time and gives the description of the diagnostic search, performance of differential diagnosis as a result of which the diagnosis of systemic vasculitis has been defined.
About the Authors
N. F. Bakalets
Gomel State Medical University, Gomel, Republic of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
A. V. Pronevich
Gomel State Medical University, Gomel, Republic of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
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Bakalets N.F., Pronevich A.V. A CLINICAL CASE OF POLYARTERITIS NODOSA. Health and Ecology Issues. 2017;(4):83-87. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2017-14-4-18
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