Polyarteritis: A cause of nerve palsy in the extremity.
The association between polyarteritis and peripheral neuropathy may be overlooked in the clinical assessment of nerve lesions in the extremity. Nerve palsy may be the initial presenting complaint in polyarteritis nodosa. A case is presented which demonstrates the pathological process. A method for early recognition and treatment is suggested.
D000328:Adult; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply; D009336:Necrosis; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011826:Radial Nerve; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply