Polyarteritis nodosa complicated by renal aneurysm and intestinal perforation: A case report
The clinical symptoms of PAN mostly lack specificity, and should be distinguished from microscopic polyangiitis and simulated vasculitis. For patients with intestinal perforation similar to this case, tocilizumab treatment may be effective, but further research is needed to confirm it.
Authors
- Chunfeng Ren
- Chunfeng Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3284-5417)
- Luan Luan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2173-2177)
- Junjun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9491-7255)
- Yingying Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6245-2200)
Institutions
- Jining First People's Hospital (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University (CN)
- S.P.E.C.I.E.S. (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000039445
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.68