[Two consecutive episodes of intracerebral hemorrhage as the presenting feature of polyarteritis nodosa]

B Bouvard; C Lavigne; G Marc; P Menei; J-M Debray; F Dubas

doi:10.1016/j.revmed.2007.05.001

[Two consecutive episodes of intracerebral hemorrhage as the presenting feature of polyarteritis nodosa]

Rev Med Interne. 2007 Sep;28(9):651-4. doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.05.001. Epub 2007 May 25.

[Article in French]

Authors

B Bouvard¹, C Lavigne, G Marc, P Menei, J-M Debray, F Dubas

Affiliation

¹ Service de neurologie, centre hospitalier universitaire, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 09, France.

PMID: 17532100
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.05.001

Abstract

We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa revealed by intracranial haemorrhage. A 40-year-old woman presented two episodes of cerebral haemorrhage twelve days apart, the second due to an aneurysm rupture. The diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) was based on the following criteria: histological aneurysm examination, angiography suggesting PAN with cerebral, renal and splenic localizations, loss of weight and cutaneous nodules. Cerebral haemorrhage in PAN is rare and exceptionally the presenting feature of the disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
Female
Humans
Menstruation Disturbances / etiology
Polyarteritis Nodosa / diagnosis*
Polyarteritis Nodosa / diagnostic imaging