Spontaneous kidney rupture in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that affects the medium- and small-sized arteries. It involves the renal arterioles in approximately 80% of cases, but spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a rare complication of PAN. We report a case of spontaneous kidney...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2006-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/459 |