Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as peripheral vascular disease and acute limb ischemia

Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as peripheral vascular disease and acute limb ischemia

The workshops were evaluated by asking attending trainees to complete a questionnaire after attending. The average group size was ten trainees. Of 29 trainees (out of 34 invited) who have taken part to date, 86% have completed questionnaires. All trainees either agreed (16%) or strongly agreed (84%) that the learning was “excellent.” All agreed (20%) or strongly agreed (80%) with the statement ...

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Childhood polyarteritis nodosa presenting as stroke and arterial hypertension.

To cite: Rodrigues M, Amaral D, Barreira JL, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-207866 DESCRIPTION A 6-year-old boy with frequent episodes of fever, myalgia and arthralgia, presented with arterial hypertension (HTN). When he was 2 years old he was extensively investigated due to a small thalamic stroke, but no diagnosis was made. While be...

Case number 34: Relapse of polyarteritis nodosa presenting as isolated and localised lower limb periostitis.

Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as a pyrexia of unknown origin.

A case of an 18 year old woman is reported who presented with a pyrexia of unknown origin having returned from a trip to India. She initially had constitutional symptoms only, which rapidly progressed to a multisystem disorder. The difficulty in making the diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa, especially with the possible differential diagnosis of infection after her recent travel, is discussed. T...