[Childhood cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa].
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archivos argentinos de pediatria
دوره 108 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010