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Renal angiogram abnormalities in a case of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa
Author(s) -
Orton Di,
Whittaker Sj
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00567.x
Subject(s) - polyarteritis nodosa , medicine , dermatology , angiography , pathology , vasculitis , radiology , disease
The existence of a limited cutaneous form of polyarteritis nodosa remains controversial. It has been characterized and contrasted with systemic polyarteritis nodosa by running a chronic course and having a relatively good long‐term prognosis. We report a case with clinical features fitting the criteria for cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa but also showing evidence of associated renal aneurysms on selective visceral angiography. These findings suggest that the differentiation between systemic and cutaneous forms might be an oversimplification and we discuss the relationship between the two forms.