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A 39-year-old patient undergoes treatment in the surgical department for acute cholecystitis. He was transferred to the therapy department due to an increase in blood pressure to 180/120 mm Hg, protein excretion with urine, and persistent fever. This persistent subfebrile body temperature was resistant to antibiotic therapy. 10 days after the treatment, the patient had an asphyxia attack with difficult expiration. Later, he developed arthralgias and erythematous skin lesions. Eosinophil levels in the blood are 18%. What disease might be suspected in this patient?

Answer options

  1. Acute glomerulonephritis
  2. Systemic lupus erythematosus
  3. Hemorrhagic vasculitis (Henoch-Schoenlein purpura)
  4. Polyarteritis nodosa
  5. Nonspecific aortoarteritis
Correct answer

Polyarteritis nodosa

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