Polyarteritis nodosa associated with acute cytomegalovirus infection.
A case of polyarteritis nodosa is described in which the onset of the disease was associated with acute infection by cytomegalovirus. Peripheral neuropathy was the predominant clinical feature, and death occurred 4 years after the onset. This is the first recorded case of polyarteritis in which cytomegalovirus is of possible aetiological significance.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology