Beads on a String: A Vascular Mystery

Case study: A 19-year-old with fever, Abdominal pain, and hypertension. See how renal artery microaneurysms on an angiogram led to a final diagnosis.

Polyarteritis nodosa


This 19-year-old man presented with a 10-month history of Raynaud’s phenomenon, fever, abdominal pain, and hypertension. What diagnosis is suggested by the findings on his angiogram?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Takayasu’s arteritis
Wegener’s granulomatosis
Paraganglioma
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Polyarteritis nodosa

Angiography, Hypertension, Microaneurysms, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Vasculitis

Leave a Comment