The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association  1999;6(3):283-286

A Case of Polyarteritis Nodosa Successfully Treated with Deflazacort.

Jong Hyoung CHOI 1 ; Dae Hoon KIM ; Sung Hoon PARK ; Woon Geon SHIN ; Jun Ho LEE ; In Soo KANG

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Keywords

Polyarteritis nodosa; Deflazacort

Country

Republic 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.