CUTANEOUS POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A REPORT OF TWO CASES

Abstract

Polyarteritis nodosa is a multisystem necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium size muscular arteries in which involvement of the renal and viserat arteries is characteristic. The etiology is unknown but hepatitis B antigenemia is found in 30% of patients. Drug exposures and hypersensitivity reactions are other possible causes. Excellent therapeutic results have been reported in classic polyarteritis nodosa with the combination of corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents. In this article, 2 cases of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa are reported .