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Medium sized vasculitis<br />

Polyarteritis nodosa(PAN)<br />

- Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a vasculitis affecting medium-sized arteries with<br />

necrotizing inflammation leading to aneurysm formation.<br />

- PAN is more common in middle-aged men and is associated with hepatitis B infection<br />

• Features<br />

Fever, malaise, arthralgia<br />

Hypertension.<br />

Mononeuritis multiplex, sensorimotor polyneuropathy<br />

Haematuria , renal failure<br />

Testicular pain<br />

Abdominal pain (e.g. from mesenteric ischaemia)<br />

Cutaneous vasculitis.<br />

(P-ANCA) are found in around 20% of patients with 'classic' PAN<br />

• Treatment :<br />

1) Steroids : in cutaneous vasculitis.<br />

2) Steroids + cyclophosphamides for one year : for > cutaneous vasculitis e,g kidney.<br />

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