A case of benign cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa
López de Maturana, D.; Benedetto, A.; Amaro, P.; Moreno, F.
Revista Medica de Chile 124(7): 843-846
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 9138373 Document Number: 455760
Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa is a benign form of the disease with cutaneous involvement and occasional systemic manifestations. We report a 51 years old man presenting with malaise, arthralgia, myalgia and nodular, erythematous and painful skin lesions in both legs. The pathological study of these lesions showed a polyarteritis. During hospital stay there was a mild remission of the disease without treatment, but its reappearance during follow lead to the use of prednisone.