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9112274

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
Among vasculitis syndromes Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is characterized by involvement of the upper and lower airways and kidneys. The associated vasculitis involves small and medium sized arteries and veins. Aneurysm formation and a segmental pattern of involvement of larger arteries is not typically seen in WG--a presentation more in keeping with polyarteritis nodosa. We report on a patient hospitalized with classical manifestations of WG who died suddenly of hypovolemic shock caused by intraperitoneal hemorrhage resulting from rupture of a hepatic artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was caused by involvement of the hepatic artery in the disease process. To our knowledge aneurysmatic dilatation of the hepatic artery due to WG has not been previously described. This case illustrates an unusual disease course in WG and the overlap which exists in classical vasculitis syndromes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0344-0338
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
193
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Rupture of a hepatic artery aneurysm caused by Wegener's granulomatosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Pathology, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis/Diagnostisch centrum SSDZ, Delft.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports