Title: Etanercept induces remission of polyarteritis nodosa: a case report.
Authors: Capuozzo, Maurizio; Ottaiano, Alessandro; Nava, Eduardo; Cascone, Stefania; Fico, Raffaella; laffaioli, Rosario V.; Cinque, Claudia; Tacconelli, Stefania
Abstract: The article describes the case of a 10-year-old patient with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), a systemic autoimmune vasculitis characterized by necrotizing inflammatory lesions of the muscular arteries. Topics discussed include symptoms of PAN, use of etanercept for the treatment of PAN, and the outcome of the treatment.
Subjects: POLYARTERITIS nodosa; ETANERCEPT; ARTERITIS; THERAPEUTICS
Publication: Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2014, Vol 5, p1
ISSN: 1663-9812
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00122

Etanercept induces remission of polyarteritis nodosa: a case report.

Capuozzo, Maurizio; Ottaiano, Alessandro; Nava, Eduardo; Cascone, Stefania; Fico, Raffaella; laffaioli, Rosario V.; Cinque, Claudia; Tacconelli, Stefania