Cutaneous periarteritis nodosum: a clinical case

Authors

  • Ana Carla Camões Interna do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • Sandra Marques Interna do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • Maria Helena Pacheco Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • José António Malhado Chefe do Serviço de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisboa

Keywords:

Periarteritis, vasculitis, nodules, AINES, immunossupression

Abstract

Cutaneous Periarteritis Nodosum is a rare form of vasculitis,
with less than 250 cases described in the literature. The major
difference from the systemic form is the absence of visceral
involvement. It usually presents as sometimes painful, cutaneous
or subcutaneous nodules, which can ulcerate and are usually
located in livedo reticularis areas. The diagnosis is based on the
clinical presentation and histological result.
The authors present the case of a 17 year-old girl with cutaneous periarteritis and a brief revision of this clinical entity.

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2004-06-30

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Camões AC, Marques S, Pacheco MH, Malhado JA. Cutaneous periarteritis nodosum: a clinical case. RPMI [Internet]. 2004 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];12(2):63-6. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1678

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2005): Abril/ Junho

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Case Reports

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