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© 1989 British Society for Rheumatology

case-report

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SEPTICAEMIA: THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF POLYARTERITIS NODOSA

J. O'SULLIVAN, B. MAURER and R. P. TOWERS

Departments of Cardiology and Pathology, St. Vincent's Hospital Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland

Correspondence to: Correspondence to Dr. O'Sullivan, Department of Cardiology, St. Vincent's Hospital

A 51-year-old man presented with Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia. He improved initially but died suddenly on day 8 of his hospital admission. Post-mortem examination revealed multiple lesions of polyarteritis nodosa which were the cause of death. We are unaware of any other case of polyarteritis nodosa that presented with Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia. These two conditions have a number of similar clinical characteristics and are difficult to distinguish unless the association is considered.

KEY WORDS: Polyarteritis nodosa, Necrotizing vasculitis, Staphylococcus aureus


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