An Unusual Presentation of Polyarteritis Nodosa
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Polyarteritis nodosa with gallbladder involvement is a rare condition. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is also a rare condition and rarely complicated. We describe an extremely rare case of Polyarteritis nodosa, involving gallblader and ureter without obstruction, in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, such a case has not been reported previously. Una Manifestación poco usual de la Poliarteritis Nodosa Reporte de un Caso E Bulbuloglu1, B Kantarceken2, M Yuksel3, H C?ral?k4, T Sahinkanat5, IT Kale1
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تاریخ انتشار 2006