Childhood polyarteritis nodosa presenting as stroke and arterial hypertension

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Oct 29:2014:bcr2014207866. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207866.

Authors

Mariana Rodrigues¹, Diana Amaral², João Luís Barreira², Iva Brito¹

Affiliations

¹ Paediatric Rheumatology Unit, Paediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
² Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal Department of Paediatrics, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
Azathioprine / therapeutic use
Child
Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy
Hypertension / etiology*
Male
Polyarteritis Nodosa / complications*
Polyarteritis Nodosa / diagnosis*
Polyarteritis Nodosa / drug therapy
Ramipril / therapeutic use
Stroke / etiology*

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Antihypertensive Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Cyclophosphamide
Ramipril
Azathioprine