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Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a vasculitis of small- and medium-sized muscular arteries with deposition of immune complex in the vessel wall. Although gastrointestinal involvement is common, the symptomatic involvement of the hepatobiliary system is rare. An eight-year old female patient with a previous diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) was hospitalized for right upper quadrant pain and fever. The thickened gall bladder wall by ultrasonography, called for exploration. Histopathological evaluations of the liver biopsy and gall bladder revealed PAN. Corticosteroid therapy was initiated and the patient recovered fully. This case represents one of the rarest forms of PAN in childhood.
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PMID:Polyarteritis nodosa involving the hepatobiliary system in an eight-year-old girl with a previous diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever. 1087 88

A 10-year-old boy with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) developed abrupt right upper quadrant pain and vomiting during the course of his active disease. Antiphospholipid antibody was negative and the C3 level was low. Abdominal sonography showed cholecystitis with sludge balls in the gallbladder. He was treated by high-dose prednisolone with ceftriaxone and metronidazole IV for 3 days but due to poor response, cholecystectomy was performed and no stone was identified. Histopathologic examination showed vasculitis in the medium-sized arteries of the gallbladder wall. He was doing well at the 9-month follow-up after the operation. This report describes the first pediatric case of SLE with acalculous cholecystitis caused by vasculitis of the gallbladder.
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PMID:Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus. 1657 90

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an effective modality for the treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. It is used to treat small tumors and to downstage large tumors to meet liver transplant criteria. TACE can be associated with multiple side effects, including fever, right upper quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting, hepatic failure, hepatic encephalopathy, cholecystitis and pancreatitis. Neurological complications after TACE are rare, usually caused by cerebral embolism, and confirmed by means of imaging studies. Spinal cord ischemia secondary to TACE is extremely rare and can lead to significant morbidity. We report a case of paraparesis caused by TACE with normal imaging and nerve conduction studies, suggestive of localized vasculitis.
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PMID:Paraparesis caused by transarterial chemoembolization: A case report. 2116 Oct 10

A previously healthy 89-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with right upper quadrant pain and mild fever. A diagnosis of cholangitis was suspected based on the patient's physical findings and imaging features. Although he received treatment typical for cholangitis, he suddenly died of shock for unknown reasons two months after disease onset. An autopsy revealed a ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm, which had caused lethal intra-abdominal bleeding. In addition, systemic necrotizing vasculitis of small- and medium-sized arteries was detected, and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) was diagnosed after the autopsy. Biliary symptoms as the initial manifestation of PAN are extremely rare.
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PMID:Cholangitis as an initial manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa. 2531 93

A 78-year-old man with chief complaints of cough and lower limb numbness was admitted to our hospital. Serum myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody titer (MPO-ANCA) was elevated (48.8U/ml), and a diagnosis of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) was made. After admission, the patient developed a fever and right upper quadrant pain. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed an acute cholecystitis of unknown cause, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the resected gallbladder revealed necrotizing vasculitis along with the infiltration of eosinophils, lymphocytes, and plasma cells around the small arteries in the muscular layer of the gallbladder, which are characteristics of MPA.
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PMID:[Acute cholecystitis due to microscopic polyangiitis:a case report]. 2921 28