title: Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa in a child.
abstract: Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (CPAN) is a benign form of vasculitis of small and medium-size arteries with a recurrent but benign course without systemic involvement. This entity is very rare in children, with about 45 cases described in the literature we reviewed. Herein we report a 10-year-old girl with typical CPAN. Trigger factors such as streptococcal infection were not detected. Of four episodes over the last 2 years, only one required treatment with a moderate-sized oral dose of prednisone. In diagnosing CPAN, it is necessary to rule out systemic polyarteritis nodosa, which is also rare in children, as well as other panniculitides and vasculitides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital General de Galicia, Faculty of Medicine, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ginarte
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pereiro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toribio
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis*