title: [Polyarteritis nodosa with a spontaneous recovery].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The periarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a serious necrotizing vasculitis. Healing is, classically, obtained after a long-term treatment using corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Reporting the case of a NAP or was spontaneous healing without having recourse to any immunosuppressive treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report an observation of a patient aged 27 monitoring for manic-depressive psychosis hospitalized for a fever during the course associated with high blood pressure (hypertension), a weight loss, asthenia and myalgia. Biology was a biological inflammatory syndrome (SIB), a creatinine 115 micromol/l. The survey infectious and immunological balance were negative. The arteriography showed a strongly evocative of the NAP. We have seen no sign of poor prognosis. The recovery was spontaneous after a short period of evolution with an amendment clinical and biological weapons. The patient was put under anti-HTA and reviewed regularly to the consultation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An analogy is drawn between such developments and already reported in some cases of viral PAN. The actual frequency of self-limitting PAN is unknown. The scarcity of cases reported in the literature may in part be attributed to ignorance.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne Hôpital Razi, La Mannouba, Tunisie.
authors.forename: N Khammassi
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: M'Hiri
authors.forename: D Mohsen
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bouchhioua
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abdelhédi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chrifi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hassen
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Tougourti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous