Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as serous otitis media in a patient receiving hyposensitization therapy.
Polyarteritis nodosa was diagnosed in a patient one year after an episode of severe serous otitis media and 2 1/2 years after initiation of a 23 month course of hyposensitization therapy for nonseasonal rhinitis. Relationships among immunotherapy, otitis media and polyarteritis nodosa merit emphasis because their recognition may lead to early diagnosis.
D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications*; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000628:therapy*