Polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosis
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a multisystemic disease that is characterized by the presence of necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized blood vessels. Genital compromise is rare. Our patient presented a systemic disease associated to genital signs (penis and scrotum skin necrosis). A bilater...
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| author | Paula Grinstein Lopez Silva Maximiliano Yirula Lucas Bernardo Norberto |
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| description | Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a multisystemic disease that is characterized by the presence of necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized blood vessels. Genital compromise is rare. Our patient presented a systemic disease associated to genital signs (penis and scrotum skin necrosis). A bilateral testicular and glans biopsy was performed and with PAN diagnosis, immunosuppressives treatment was realised for 6 weeks, with favorable progress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c309fdbb76c94ca4b55dff728dabf8582022-12-22T00:22:14ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202020-11-0133101285Polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosisPaula Grinstein0Lopez Silva Maximiliano1Yirula Lucas2Bernardo Norberto3Urology Resident, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Corresponding author. 2351, Cordoba Avenue, P.C 2018 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Urology Staff, Clínica San Camilo, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Urology Staff, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChief Resident, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChairman of Urology, Clínica San Camilo, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Professor & Chairman of Urology, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPolyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a multisystemic disease that is characterized by the presence of necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized blood vessels. Genital compromise is rare. Our patient presented a systemic disease associated to genital signs (penis and scrotum skin necrosis). A bilateral testicular and glans biopsy was performed and with PAN diagnosis, immunosuppressives treatment was realised for 6 weeks, with favorable progress.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221444202030173XPolyarteritis nodosaNecrosisChronic epididymitisVasculitisVacuum-assisted |
| spellingShingle | Paula Grinstein Lopez Silva Maximiliano Yirula Lucas Bernardo Norberto Polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosis Urology Case Reports Polyarteritis nodosa Necrosis Chronic epididymitis Vasculitis Vacuum-assisted |
| title | Polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosis |
| title_full | Polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosis |
| title_fullStr | Polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosis |
| title_short | Polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosis |
| title_sort | polyarteritis nodosa with genital necrosis |
| topic | Polyarteritis nodosa Necrosis Chronic epididymitis Vasculitis Vacuum-assisted |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221444202030173X |
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