Polyarteritis nodosa – Challenges and options in management
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Polyarteritis Nodosa
POLYARTERITIs NODosA, as its niame implies, is ain inflammatory lesion involving the -whole three coats of the arterial system in a noclal manner. The causation of this is unknown, but its peculiar affinity for wi(despread involvement of the smaller arteries results in a multiplicity of clinical signs and symptoms, and leads to confusion and difficulty in diagnosis. The more severely affected o...
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Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare vasculitis in children characterized by necrotizing inflammation in small and medium size arteries. It is classified into systemic and cutaneous PAN according to the presence of systemic symptoms or visceral involvement. We describe the case of a 14-year-old girl with cutaneous Polyarteritis nodosa with an atypical clinical presentation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0973-3698
DOI: 10.1016/j.injr.2015.08.002