J Korean Rheum Assoc.
1999 Sep;6(3):283-286.
A Case of Polyarteritis Nodosa Successfully Treated with Deflazacort
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea.
- 2Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea.
Abstract
- Polyarteritis nodosa(PAN), a systemic vasculitis involving multiple organs including the nervous system, requires a long-term glucocorticoid therapy. Deflazacort is a synthetic glucocorticoid, which has been claimed to have less side effects, but its use for vasculitis has never been reported in the literature. We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa presenting with mononeuritis multiplex causing a left foot drop, which was successfully treated with deflazacort.
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