Polyarteritis nodosa complicated by a multiple sclerosis like syndrome.
A case is presented of a 16-year-old boy with angiographically proven polyarteritis nodosa who developed a multiple sclerosis like syndrome affecting the brain stem and cerebrum. His serum demyelinated nerve in tissue culture. The case is reviewed in detail and the mechanism of myelotoxicity is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology