INFERIOR SUPRARENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM IN POLYARTERITIS-NODOSA

A 16-year-old boy with the complaints of fever, abdominal pain, arthra lgia and hypertension was found to have poly arteritis nodosa. Selecti ve renal angiography disclosed a 5-mm microaneurysm of the right infer ior suprarenal artery, which has not been previously reported in polya rteritis nodosa. Aside from the diagnostic viewpoint, some of the peri renal and retroperitoneal hemorrhages of unknown origin seen in polyar teritis nodosa might be due to the rupture of suprarenal artery aneury sms.