Yeungnam Univ J Med.  2009 Dec;26(2):130-136. 10.12701/yujm.2009.26.2.130.

A Case of Polyarteritis Nodosa Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• Son CW
• Cho JH
• Song IW
• Park JE
• Shin KC
• Chung JH
• Lee KH

• KMID: 1469810
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2009.26.2.130

Abstract

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that typically affects the medium-sized muscular arteries, with occasional involvement of the small muscular arteries. As with other vasculitides, PAN can affect any organ system, including the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and central nervous systems. The prognosis for patients with untreated PAN is relatively poor, with five-year survival rates of approximately 13 percent. The outcome has improved with proper therapy to approximately 80 percent survival at five years. We report here on a case of a 46 year old man with polyarteritis nodosa and who suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis.

Keyword

Polyarteritis nodosa; Vasculitis; Pulmonary tuberculosis

MeSH Terms

Arteries
Central Nervous System
Humans
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Prognosis
Survival Rate
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Vasculitis