Rapid improvement of distal vasculitis in PAN related to hepatitis B with alprostadil infusion: a case report.

Abstract:

:Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) related to hepatitis B is an uncommon vasculitis that is sometimes associated with the rapid progression of distal ischemia. A few recent reports have proposed the use of antiviral therapy. However, there is not yet a consensus for the standard treatment of this disease entity and none of these treatments have been focused on fast symptomatic improvement. We describe here a 39-year-old female patient with PAN related to hepatitis B infection who completely recovered from the acutely progressing ischemic manifestations of her distal extremities with the use of alprostadil infusion (prostaglandin E1). The reactivation of her hepatitis B infection after glucocorticoid and cyclophosphamide therapy was successfully managed by the antiviral lamuvudine therapy. Most importantly, the vasodilator together with the conventional therapy may be desirable in the early stages of the disease before irreversible ischemic tissue damage can occur.

journal_name

Rheumatol Int

authors

Lim MJ,Kwon SR,Lee S,Park W

doi

10.1007/s00296-006-0103-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-08-01 00:00:00

pages

928-32

issue

10

eissn

0172-8172

issn

1437-160X

journal_volume

26

pub_type

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