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Polyarteritis nodosa causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Ali Poyan Mehr, M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sargun Singh Walia M.B.B.S.[3]

Overview

The common causes of PAN are idiopathic, Hepatitis B infection, Hepatitis C infection, hairy cell leukemia and drug induced. Less common causes include varicella-zoster virus, parvovirus B-19, cytomegalovirus, human T-cell leukemia virus etc.

Causes

Common Causes

PAN may be caused by:

Less Common Causes

PAN may be caused by:

References

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