Abstract

MAZA-CANEVA, Olga; GALLON-ARANGO, Carlos; ECHEVERRIA, Rafael  and  MORALES-CLAVIJO, Cristina. Systemic polyarteritis nodosa. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2022, vol.29, suppl.4, pp.5-10.  Epub Dec 20, 2022. ISSN 0120-5633.  https://doi.org/10.24875/rccar.m22000187.

Systemic polyarteritis nodosa of childhood onset is a vasculitis characterized by inflammation and fibrinoid necrosis in the medium and small-caliber arteries, with an extraordinarily variable clinical picture and dependent on the histological location of the lesion. His cardiac involvement constitutes an infrequent behavior in pediatrics, so it is considered of interest to present the case of an 8-year-old schoolboy, characterized by hemodynamic compromise secondary to pericardial effusion, severe systolic dysfunction, and multiple aneurysmal dilatations that establish the suspicion of vasculitis. small and medium glasses. A timely diagnosis is made avoiding life-threatening complications and allowing to establish a treatment with a good response in the short, medium and long term.

Keywords : Polyarteritis nodosa; Vasculitis; Coronary aneurysm; Heart failure; Case report.

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