Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN): triggers

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN): triggers. Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), HIV, Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Infections

  • Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
  • HIV
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Salmonella
  • Klebsiella
  • Pseudomonas 
  • Yersinia
  • Trichonosis
  • Hydatid disease
  • Mycobacterium fortuitum
  • Mycobacterium abscessus

Inflammatory disorders

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Malignancies

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Other triggers

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References

  1. Tavares PN, Alves P, Grácio RL, Costa PG, Falcão C, Santos CD, Amado F. Is salmonella infection another possible trigger for polyarteritis nodosa? Eur J Case Rep Intern Med 2020; 7:001403.
  2. Ebert EC, Hagspiel KD, Nagar M, Schlesinger N. Gastrointestinal involvement in polyarteritis nodosa. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008; 6:960-966.
  3. Rodrigo D, Perera R, de Silva J. Classic polyarteritis nodosa associated with hepatitis C virus infection: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2012; 6:305.
  4. Libman BS, Quismorio FP Jr, Stimmler MM. Polyarteritis nodosa-like vasculitis in human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Rheumatol 1995; 22:351-355.
  5. Kouchi M, Sato S, Kamono M, et al. A case of polyarteritis nodosa associated with cytomegalovirus infection. Case Rep Rheumatol 2014; 2014:604874.
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