Arthralgias, acute abdomen and foot drop

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Buddha Basnyat
Mark Zimmerman

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https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.118

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Abdominal pain, malena, foot drop, polyarteritis nodosa

Abstract

A patient presented with abdominal pain, malena, and right-sided foot drop. A laportomy had to be performed subsequently due to distension of the abdomen with air under the right hemi-diaphragm. Specimens of necrotic patches of the ileum revealed polyarteritis nodosa. The differential diagnosis and treatment in Nepal are discussed.

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2000-06-30

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Vol. 22 No. 1 & 2 (2000): Journal of Institute of Medicine

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Case Reports

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