Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa*
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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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[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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