Idiopathic intimal hyperplasia of small arteries and arterioles affecting intestines and myocardium

We report the case of a 52-year-old woman dying from a noninflammatory, occlusive vasculopathy. Histology showed marked intimal hyperplasia of small arteries of the intestines and myocardium with subsequent infarction of myocardium, large intestine and gallbladder. A comprehensive work up including...

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Published in:Cardiovascular pathology 2003, Vol.12 (1), p.32-35
Main Authors: Behrendt, Gabriele C, Tabrizi, Sarah J, Turner, Chris, Levine, Tanya S, Sheppard, Mary N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arterioles - pathology
Coronary Vessels - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Hyperplasia - complications
Hyperplasia - pathology
Infarction - etiology
Intestines
Intestines - blood supply
Intestines - pathology
Intimal hyperplasia
Mesenteric Arteries - pathology
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion - etiology
Middle Aged
Myocardium
Myocardium - pathology
Noninflammatory
Occlusive vasculopathy
Peripheral nervous system
Tunica Intima - pathology
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Summary:We report the case of a 52-year-old woman dying from a noninflammatory, occlusive vasculopathy. Histology showed marked intimal hyperplasia of small arteries of the intestines and myocardium with subsequent infarction of myocardium, large intestine and gallbladder. A comprehensive work up including laboratory studies, clinical investigations and postmortem failed to assign this condition to any of the known vascular diseases.
ISSN:1054-8807
1879-1336
DOI:10.1016/S1054-8807(02)00133-3