Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa in a child and a review of the literature

Mocan H., Mocan M., Peru H., Ozoran Y.

ACTA PAEDIATRICA, cilt.87, sa.3, ss.351-353, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 87 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/08035259850157471
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA PAEDIATRICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.351-353
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The cutaneous form of polyarteritis nodosa in children is extremely rare. Findings are usually limited to the skin, muscles and joints. It has a benign but often chronic course. We describe an 8-y-old girl with cutaneous PAN, with extensive livedo reticularis on lower and upper extremities, tender subcutaneous nodules, arthralgia and right ankle swelling. Skin biopsy revealed vasculitis of small and medium-sized blood vessels characterized by fibrinoid necrosis. The use of prednisolone resulted in clinical improvement initially, but recurrence occurred during tapering. She showed marked improvement with additional high dose methyl prednisolone monthly.