title: [A case of benign cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa].
abstract: Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa is a benign form of the disease with cutaneous involvement and occasional systemic manifestations. We report a 51 years old man presenting with malaise, arthralgia, myalgia and nodular, erythematous and painful skin lesions in both legs. The pathological study of these lesions showed a polyarteritis. During hospital stay there was a mild remission of the disease without treatment, but its reappearance during follow lead to the use of prednisone.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología y Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Barros Luco Trudeau, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López de Maturana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benedetto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amaro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moreno
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone