title: [Periarteritis nodosa disclosed by epilepsy in a drug addict with hepatitis B and C virus carrier state].
abstract: The authors report a case of periarteritis nodosa (PAN) with an inaugural symptom of febril epilepsy. The patient was drug addict with hepatitis B and C virus. A toxoplasmic lesion originally noted on the cranial computed tomography scan was confirmed by cerebral magnetic resonance imaging showing encephalitis, and a diagnosis of periarteritis nodosa was suggested by clinical signs and laboratory data. The responsibility of hepatitis B virus in the genesis of this PAN seems quite certain whereas possible others factors such as hepatitis C virus or cocaine are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies tropicales et infectieuses, hôpital Houphouet-Boigny, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Débat Zoguéreh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Badiaga
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Girard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Périartérite noueuse révélée par une épilepsie chez un toxicomane porteur des virus de l'hépatite B et C.