TY - JOUR
T1 - Polyarteritis nodosa complicated by catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
AU - Han, Bobby Kwanghoon
AU - Inaganti, Kasturi
AU - Fahmi, Saleemah
AU - Reimold, Andreas
PY - 2004/8/1
Y1 - 2004/8/1
N2 - Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a vasculitis of small- and medium-sized vessels, characterized by vascular aneurysms that can lead to ischemia and infarction. We present the case of a patient with classic polyarteritis nodosa in abdominal organs who additionally demonstrated antitreponemal and antiphospholipid antibodies, resulting in a severe cerebral thrombosis. This case highlights: 1. The potential for false-positive syphilis serology in PAN patients, and 2. The rare coexistence of polyarteritis nodosa and the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome.
AB - Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a vasculitis of small- and medium-sized vessels, characterized by vascular aneurysms that can lead to ischemia and infarction. We present the case of a patient with classic polyarteritis nodosa in abdominal organs who additionally demonstrated antitreponemal and antiphospholipid antibodies, resulting in a severe cerebral thrombosis. This case highlights: 1. The potential for false-positive syphilis serology in PAN patients, and 2. The rare coexistence of polyarteritis nodosa and the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome.
KW - Antitreponemal antibodies
KW - Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
KW - Polyarteritis nodosa
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U2 - 10.1097/01.rhu.0000135627.88021.d1
DO - 10.1097/01.rhu.0000135627.88021.d1
M3 - Article
C2 - 17043511
AN - SCOPUS:4043141336
SN - 1076-1608
VL - 10
SP - 210
EP - 213
JO - Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
IS - 4
ER -