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2019


Case Rep Rheumatol


2019

Severe Disabling Myalgia as an Initial Presentation of Polyarteritis Nodosa.

Authors

Senarathna HM, Fonseka CL, Perera HAS, De Silva PUT, Weerarathna TP
Case Rep Rheumatol. 2019; 2019:4364289.
PMID: 31093408.

Abstract

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a form of necrotizing vasculitis affecting medium or small blood vessels with multiorgan involvement. Although myalgia is a clinical feature of PAN, severe disabling myalgia as the initial presentation is rarely noted.