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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 .

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