A Case of Polyarteritis Nodosa Successfully Treated with Deflazacort.
- Author:
Jong Hyoung CHOI
1
;
Dae Hoon KIM
;
Sung Hoon PARK
;
Woon Geon SHIN
;
Jun Ho LEE
;
In Soo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Polyarteritis nodosa;
Deflazacort
- MeSH:
Foot;
Mononeuropathies;
Nervous System;
Polyarteritis Nodosa*;
Systemic Vasculitis;
Vasculitis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
1999;6(3):283-286
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Polyarteritis nodosa(PAN), a systemic vasculitis involving multiple organs including the nervous system, requires a long-term glucocorticoid therapy. Deflazacort is a synthetic glucocorticoid, which has been claimed to have less side effects, but its use for vasculitis has never been reported in the literature. We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa presenting with mononeuritis multiplex causing a left foot drop, which was successfully treated with deflazacort.
