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Polyarteritis nodosa causes

Introduction

Overview

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

Causes

Common Causes

PAN may be caused by:

Less Common Causes

PAN may be caused by:

References

References

  1. ↑ Stone JH (October 2002). “Polyarteritis nodosa”. JAMA. 288 (13): 1632–9. PMID 12350194.
  2. ↑ Guillevin L, Mahr A, Callard P, Godmer P, Pagnoux C, Leray E; et al. (2005). “Hepatitis B virus-associated polyarteritis nodosa: clinical characteristics, outcome, and impact of treatment in 115 patients”. Medicine (Baltimore). 84 (5): 313–22. PMID 16148731.
  3. ↑ Ramos-Casals M, Muñoz S, Medina F, Jara LJ, Rosas J, Calvo-Alen J; et al. (2009). “Systemic autoimmune diseases in patients with hepatitis C virus infection: characterization of 1020 cases (The HISPAMEC Registry)”. J Rheumatol. 36 (7): 1442–8. doi:10.3899/jrheum.080874. PMID 19369460.
  4. ↑ Hasler P, Kistler H, Gerber H (1995). “Vasculitides in hairy cell leukemia”. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 25 (2): 134–42. PMID 8578313.
  5. ↑ Imanishi H, Tsuruta D, Oshimo T, Sowa J, Mizuno N, Nakagawa K, Ishii M (August 2012). “Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis”. J. Dermatol. 39 (8): 738–9. doi:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2011.01398.x. PMID 22035185.
  6. ↑ Patel N, Patel N, Khan T, Patel N, Espinoza LR (December 2011). “HIV infection and clinical spectrum of associated vasculitides”. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 13 (6): 506–12. doi:10.1007/s11926-011-0214-6. PMID 21989711.
  7. ↑ Watts RA, Mooney J, Lane SE, Scott DG (July 2004). “Rheumatoid vasculitis: becoming extinct?”. Rheumatology (Oxford). 43 (7): 920–3. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh210. PMID 15126674.
  8. ↑ Nakano H, Ooka S, Shibata T, Ogawa H, Ito H, Takakuwa Y, Tonooka K, Maeda A, Yamasaki Y, Kiyokawa T, Nagafuchi H, Yamada H, Ozaki S (September 2012). “Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa associated with HLA-B39-positive undifferentiated spondyloarthritis in a Japanese patient”. Mod Rheumatol. 22 (5): 783–6. doi:10.1007/s10165-011-0576-7. PMID 22270344.
  9. ↑ Pagnini I, Simonini G, Lippi F, Azzari C, Cimaz R (2012). “Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa and common variable immunodeficiency: a previously unreported association”. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 30 (1 Suppl 70): S169. PMID 22260879.
  10. ↑ Oulego-Erroz I, Gautreaux-Minaya S, Martinez-Sáenz de Jubera J, Naranjo-Vivas D, Fernéndez-Hernández S, Muñíz-Fontán M (September 2011). “Coexistence of polyarteritis nodosa and psoriatic arthritis in a child: an unreported association: Polyarteritis nodosa and Psoriatic arthitritis”. Eur. J. Pediatr. 170 (9): 1213–5. doi:10.1007/s00431-011-1459-9. PMID 21487680.

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