Abstract

SCHULT, Sandra; GENARO, Susan; CAJAS, Mirella  and  PONCE, Patricia. Report of a case of probable overlap between systemic erythematous lupus and polyarteritis nodosa. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.1, pp.61-64.  Epub Dec 15, 2020. ISSN 0121-8123.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations that may affect any organ. Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is defined as necrotizing inflammatory changes in the medium and small vessels, a rare form of systemic necrotizing vasculitis in childhood. This article discusses the case of a patient with a history of deep venous thrombosis of the left leg, who presented with erythematosus purple lesions in her right hand, associated with pain, intermittent claudication, progressive limping and generalized edema. While in hospital, she was diagnosed with SLE with renal involvement and medium vessel vasculitis mainly of the upper limbs. She also met the criteria for PAN, a rare association that is seldom described in the medical literature.

Keywords : Systemic lupus erythematous; Polyarteritis nodosa; Medium vessel vasculitis.

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