A child with cutaneous polyarteritis
Fiselier, T.J.; Draaisma, J.M.; Beekman, R.P.
Tijdschrift Voor Kindergeneeskunde 58(3): 99-102
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0376-7442 PMID: 1973859 Document Number: 356073
A 14 year-old boy became seriously ill, following an upper respiratory tract infection, with high fever, arthralgia and arthritis, and a complete paralysis of the left median nerve. There was inadequate response to NSAIDS, but improvement with prednisone. During reduction of prednisone the boy developed painful erythematous swelling of the feet, subcutaneous nodules and afterwards livedo reticularis. Skinbiopsy confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous polyarteritis. Different aspects of the disease are discussed.