Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa

An Bras Dermatol. 2015 May-Jun;90(3 Suppl 1):188-90. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153856.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Necrosis
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa / pathology*
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Subcutaneous Fat / pathology