2005
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.033621
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Case number 34: Relapse of polyarteritis nodosa presenting as isolated and localised lower limb periostitis

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“…We report the first series of 11 cases of vasculitis restricted to the lower limbs and compare their characteristics and outcome with the few cases reported previously. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] …”
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“…We report the first series of 11 cases of vasculitis restricted to the lower limbs and compare their characteristics and outcome with the few cases reported previously. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] …”
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“…Muscle weakness with or without raised CK is not commonly listed as a presenting feature of AAV in the medical literature. A vast majority of cases of vasculitis involving the skeletal muscle group that have been reported are in patients with polyarteritis nodosa or leukocytoclastic vasculitis 8–10. Almost all these patients had severe calf muscle pain, and 50% of them also had fever on presentation 11–21.…”
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“…Therefore, evaluation of periostitis, a more challenging diagnosis to make, is important in evaluating the extent of disease in addition to arthritis and myositis. Cases of periostitis and periosteal reactions in patients with PAN have been reported [ 9 , 10 , 13 – 15 ], but rarely in pediatrics. This finding may have clinically silent areas that can be detected by bone scan imaging modalities.…”
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“…It has been stated that most periosteal reactions are found in long bones especially in the lower limb [ 13 , 14 ]. In our case, his long bone involvement was his right ulna and radius as well as his right tibia and left radius and ulna, but these latter areas were clinically silent and notable on bone scan imaging only.…”
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confidence: 99%