POLYARTERITIS NODOSA (PAN)-CLINICAL & MANAGEMENT

SUMMARY

1. Patients present(s) with anorexia, weight loss, fevers, malaise, arthralgias, mononeuritis multiplex, CNS symptoms, abdominal symptoms, and lower extremity rashes (palpable purpura, livedo reticularis, nodules, and bullae/vesicles).

2. Renal involvement usually presents as HTN, mild proteinuria, and hematuria without red cell casts.

3. Inx - angiogram which reveals characteristic aneurysms, ANCA negative, bx involved sites.

4. Tx involves management of chronic HBV, prednisone +/- cyclophosphamide.

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