Isolated ovarian polyarteritis nodosa |
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Authors: | E Kaya C Uta? S Balkanli M Ba?bu? A Onursever |
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Affiliation: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey. |
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Abstract: | Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare disorder and a form of systemic vasculitis. A 48 year-old female was admitted to the hospital because menorrhagia and pelvic pain in February 1993. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy resulting in a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for myoma of uterus and a right adnexal cystic mass. Histopathologic examination revealed left ovarian periarteritis nodosa. Further investigation and 9 months follow-up failed to show any systemic involvement. To our knowledge the isolated ovarian polyarteritis nodosa is the first case in the literature. |
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