Polyarteritis nodosa in a young man, a ten-year delay in diagnosis.
We present a case history of a patient with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). The first disease symptoms started when the patient was 6 years old and concerned mainly musculoskeletal complaints. The disease persisted into adulthood when, 10 years later, the diagnosis of PAN could be confirmed by histopathological examination.
Andrésdóttir
M B
MB
Department of Rheumatology, Dr Daniel den Hoed Clinic, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sukhai
R
R
Swaak
A J
AJ
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors