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Paraneoplastic polyarteritis nodosa with cerebral masses: case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Veitch David,
Tsai Ted,
Watson Shaun,
Joshua Fredrick
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1756-185X
pISSN - 1756-1841
DOI - 10.1111/1756-185x.12377
Subject(s) - medicine , polyarteritis nodosa , vasculitis , cerebral vasculitis , cerebral infarction , pathology , stroke (engine) , dermatology , ischemia , disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
Polyarteritis nodosa ( PAN ) as a paraneoplastic vasculitis is rarely described, especially in association with squamous cell carcinoma ( SCC ). Furthermore, only 5% of all PAN patients have central nervous system ( CNS ) involvement, almost exclusively in the form of cerebral infarction or intracerebral haemorrhage. We report the first case of PAN with multiple immunosuppressant‐responsive, cerebral vasculitic lesions in association with metastatic SCC .