Necrosis of the tongue as first symptom of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): unusual presentation of a rare disease in children.
Rheumatol Int
; 33(4): 1071-3, 2013 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21136262
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.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poliarterite Nodosa
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Língua
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Mucosa Bucal
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Necrose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article