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- Title
Painful rash and swelling of the limbs after recurrent infections in a teenager: polyarteritis nodosa.
- Authors
Klusmann, Anne; Megahed, Mosaad; Kruse, Roland; Schneider, Matthias; Schmidt, Klaus G; Niehues, Tim
- Abstract
Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare disease in childhood and adolescence that is difficult to diagnose clinically. We report on a 17-y-old girl presenting with a history of recurrent infections of the upper respiratory tract and conjunctivitis followed by a painful rash on the upper and lower extremities resembling erythema nodosum. The diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa was proven by skin biopsy. Therapy with intravenous immunoglobulins failed, but with systemic steroids she responded promptly.
- Publication
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 2006, Vol 95, Issue 10, p1317
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/08035250600791704