Polyarteritis nodosa: regression of arterial aneurysms following immunosuppressive and corticosteroid therapy.
Angiographic illustration of aneurysmal involvement of renal, hepatic, and splenic arteries in a 10-year-old boy, led to correct diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa. A follow-up study one year after cyclophosphamide and prednisone therapy showed near complete resolution of the arterial lesions and a marked improvement of renal blood flow.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents