Périartérite noueuse localisée et atteinte osseuse

Case number 34: Relapse of polyarteritis nodosa presenting as isolated and localised lower limb periostitis

“…Oral prednisone treatment was restarted with good clinical response. Cases of periostitis in patients with PAN (often localised PAN) have been reported, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] although mostly in older publications. The periosteal reaction is most often found in the lower limbs, [1][2][3][4][5][6] and may or may not be accompanied by cutaneous lesions.…”