Childhood polyarteritis nodosa: A rare presentation
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[Childhood cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa].
Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa is an infrequent necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized arteries, with a recurrent and chronic course, that can be associated with fever, arthralgia, myalgia and neuropathy without visceral involvement. We report a cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa case.
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2091-0576,2467-9100
DOI: 10.3126/ajms.v7i6.15724