[Gastrointestinal involvement and renal infarction in a boy with classic polyarteritis nodosa diagnosed with 3D-computed tomography angiography]

Percutaneous transcatheter embolization of gastrointestinal bleeding in a child with polyarteritis nodosa

Background

Polyarteritis nodosa is a form of necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized arteries. Major gastrointestinal complications are ulceration, perforation, hemorrhage, and obstruction.

Case Report

We report on a clinical case of a 16-year-old female patient with massive hematemesis, who was successfully treated with embolization with a 1:2 dilution of N-butyl cyanoacrylate glue.

Conclusions

To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest child reported on with massive GI bleeding secondary to PAN, treated with successful percutaneous transcatheter embolization under emergency conditions.