Prostatic vasculitis, an unusual onset of panarteritis nodosa: presentation of 2 cases
Corralés Torres, A.J.; el Amrani, A.; Aranegui Lasuen, P.; Rivera Cívico, F.; Arrebola Nacle, J.P.; Jiménez-Alonso, J.
Revista Clinica Espanola 193(2): 67-69
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-2565 PMID: 8101993 Document Number: 420396
Prostatic involvement in nodose panarteritis is considered as exceptional, especially as the onset of the disease. We discuss two cases which made their debut with fever, weight loss and urinary symptomatology, simulating a prostatic neoplasia. The pathology study of the ressected prostatic sample showed in both cases a necrotizing vasculitis which yielded the diagnosis of nodose panarteritis, and to establish the specific treatment with steroids an immunosuppressants.