CASE REPORT
Year : 2013  |  Volume : 6  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 475-477

Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa: A case report with a brief review of literature


Department of Dermatology, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, India

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Neha C Virmani
Department of Dermatology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Santtukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune - 411 018, Maharashtra
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.118298

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Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare vasculitis with multisystem involvement. The definition, diagnostic criteria and validity of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (c-PAN) as a variant of classic PAN limited to skin have continued to remain disputed. We revisit the definition of c-PAN, comment on advances in its treatment and describe one such case, a 26-year-old male, whose affliction consisting of two episodes over a period of 2 years remains restricted - without any constitutional feature and systemic involvement - to skin over legs as multiple, discoloured, tender, subcutaneous-a few ulcerated-nodules healing promptly without scarring in response to oral corticosteroids. The aim of presentation is to emphasize to the non-dermatologists physicians regarding its usual optimistic prognosis.


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