Abstract
Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (CPAN) may have a prolonged recurrent course which needs chronic corticosteroids treatment to achieve remission. In this report we describe a 9 year old boy who developed CPAN, which we treated with high dose intravenous immunoglobulin (MG), with an immediate favourable response. We discuss the advantages of IVIG over corticosteroids and speculate on its pathogenesis and mechanism of action.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 187-189 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Children
- Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (CPAN)
- Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)