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Polyarteritis Nodosa: A Rare Form of Presentation

Volume 6 - Issue 4

**Sara Camões*¹, María Rabadán López² and Marta Fernández Morales³**

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- ¹Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal
- ²Internal Medicine Service, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Spain
- ³Internal Medicine Service, Hospital do Salnés, Pontevedra, Spain
*Corresponding author: Sara Camões, Hospital Pedro Hispano, 4464-513 Senhora da Hora, Matosinhos, Portugal

Received: June 05, 2018; Published: July 11, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.06.001389

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Abstract

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a necrotizing vasculitis of medium caliber arteries in which the involvement of small vessels is not typical. The most affected organs are skin, gastrointestinal tract and peripheral nerves. In our case report, PAN presented with pain, swelling and altered sensation of the left leg, mimicking deep vein thrombosis, soft tissue infection or even a compartment syndrome. We present this case to raise awareness to this rare but possible form of PAN presentation, that will need a distinct approach.

Keywords: Polyarteritis Nodosa; Systemic Vasculitis; Skin; Connective Tissue Diseases

Abbrevations: PAN: Polyarteritis Nodosa; ANCA: Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies; FFS: Five Factor Score; CT: Computerized Tomography; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; ANA: Antinuclear Antibodies; Anti-dsDNA: Anti-double stranded DNA