Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	2253
Country	Japan

Received	2013-02-09 17:14
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-13 10:04
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-18 15:56
Return for Revision	2013-03-22 17:28
Revised	2013-04-08 15:40
Second Decision	2013-04-15 16:33
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-04-16 08:06
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Polyarteritis nodosa clinically mimicking nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Tsuyoshi Shirai, Hiroshi Fujii, Shinichiro Saito, Tomonori Ishii, Hideyuki Yamaya, Shigehito Miyagi, Satoshi Sekiguchi, Naoki Kawagishi, Masato Nose and Hideo Harigae
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Corresponding Author	Tsuyoshi Shirai, MD, PhD, Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. tsuyoshirajp@med.tohoku.ac.jp
Key Words	Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Intestinal necrosis; Myeloperoxidase; Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia; Polyarteritis nodosa
Core Tip	We present a patient with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) weakly positive for myeloperoxidase-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and clinically mimicking nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI), which occurred after treatment with pulsed methylprednisolone for mononeuritis multiplex. The present case is not only rare but also informative, because vasculitis in medium to small-sized arteries was shown to take a few months to develop tangible signs of visceral ischemia, which can occur even after treatment with pulsed methylprednisolone, and the imaging and surgical findings of intestinal necrosis caused by PAN may resemble those of NOMI.
Publish Date	2013-06-20 16:34
Citation	Shirai T, Fujii H, Saito S, Ishii T, Yamaya H, Miyagi S, Sekiguchi S, Kawagishi N, Nose M, Harigae H. Polyarteritis nodosa clinically mimicking nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(23): 3693-3698
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i23/3693.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3693

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