[Two consecutive episodes of intracerebral hemorrhage as the presenting feature of polyarteritis nodosa].

We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa revealed by intracranial haemorrhage. A 40-year-old woman presented two episodes of cerebral haemorrhage twelve days apart, the second due to an aneurysm rupture. The diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) was based on the following criteria: histological aneurysm examination, angiography suggesting PAN with cerebral, renal and splenic localizations, loss of weight and cutaneous nodules. Cerebral haemorrhage in PAN is rare and exceptionally the presenting feature of the disease.