Successful treatment with low-dose weekly methotrexate in a case of undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy coexisting with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa.
A case of a 56-year-old woman diagnosed with HLA-B27-positive undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy who developed cutaneous lesions consistent with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa is presented. The rarity of this association and the dramatic response of both conditions to low-dose weekly methotrexate are emphasised.
Hospital San Agustín, Avilés-Asturias, Spain. ruquei@mixmail.com
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D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D008727:Methotrexate