Vasculitis as a Cause of Diarrhea and Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Case Report

E. Kotiloglu Department of Pediatrics-Section of Pediatric Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye

M. Çağlar Department of Pediatrics-Section of Pediatric Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye

C. Akyüz Department of Pediatrics-Section of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye

V. Hazar Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye

N. Koyuncoğlu Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye

Abstract

A 13-year-old girl was hospitalized for fever, malaise, intractable diarrhea, and intermittent gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Despite aggressive antimicrobial and supportive treatment, she died with massive bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract. Autopsy study revealed systemic polyarteritis nodosa of classic form in the right lung and gastrointestinal tract and of microscopic form in kidneys.

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