CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES

CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES

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Polyarteritis nodosa is a multisystem necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium size muscular arteries in which involvement of the renal and viserat arteries is characteristic. The etiology is unknown but hepatitis B antigenemia is found in 30% of patients. Drug exposures and hypersensitivity react...

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Main Author: Z . Nowroozi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1998-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa
vessel walls
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/1754
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spelling doaj-2df8f44d8473435f80f08d0253e302d62020-11-25T03:55:02ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96941998-12-01362CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES Z . Nowroozi0 Polyarteritis nodosa is a multisystem necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium size muscular arteries in which involvement of the renal and viserat arteries is characteristic. The etiology is unknown but hepatitis B antigenemia is found in 30% of patients. Drug exposures and hypersensitivity reactions are other possible causes. Excellent therapeutic results have been reported in classic polyarteritis nodosa with the combination of corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents. In this article, 2 cases of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa are reported .https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/1754Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosavessel walls
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author Z . Nowroozi
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CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
Acta Medica Iranica
Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa
vessel walls
author_facet Z . Nowroozi
author_sort Z . Nowroozi
title CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
title_short CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
title_full CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
title_fullStr CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
title_full_unstemmed CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES
title_sort cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa: a report of two cases
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
1735-9694
publishDate 1998-12-01
description Polyarteritis nodosa is a multisystem necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium size muscular arteries in which involvement of the renal and viserat arteries is characteristic. The etiology is unknown but hepatitis B antigenemia is found in 30% of patients. Drug exposures and hypersensitivity reactions are other possible causes. Excellent therapeutic results have been reported in classic polyarteritis nodosa with the combination of corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents. In this article, 2 cases of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa are reported .
topic Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa
vessel walls
url https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/1754
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