Young male patient diagnosed with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa successfully treated with etanercept.
Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (CPAN) is a form of necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized arteries. It is limited to the skin and has a recurrent and chronic course, possibly associated with fever, arthralgia, myalgia and neuropathy, but without visceral involvement. We report the clinical case of a 7-year-old male patient with CPAN refractory to treatment with high doses of corticoids and cyclophosphamide, who was successfully treated with the TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-alpha) inhibitor, etanercept, in monotherapy.
Rheumatology Department, Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital, Dr. Esquerdo 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain, lvalor.hgugm@salud.madrid.org.
Lara
L
Valor
Indalecio
I
Monteagudo
Inmaculada
I
de la Torre
Carlos González
CG
Fernández
María
M
Montoro
Javier López
JL
Longo
Luis
L
Carreño