| Literature DB >> 21136262 |
Paola Sabrina Buonuomo1, May El Hachem, Francesco Callea, Claudia Bracaglia, Andrea Diociaiuti, Manuela Pardeo, Andrea Campana, Antonella Insalaco, Elisabetta Cortis, Alberto G Ugazio.
Abstract
Polyarteritis or panarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a necrotizing, focal segmental vasculitis that affects predominantly medium-sized arteries in many different organ systems. It is extremely rare in childhood. Involvement of the oral mucosa at diagnosis is uncommon in PAN. Here, we report a case of a pediatric patient with tongue necrosis.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21136262 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-010-1642-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatol Int ISSN: 0172-8172 Impact factor: 2.631