Abstract
Drug abuse has been controversially linked to polyarteritis nodosa. A 28-year-old man with a history of drug abuse with inhaled heroin presented with an enigmatic illness consisting of refractory fever, bilateral pleural effusions, migratory polyarthritis, and a leukaemoid reaction. An abdominal angiography confirmed the diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa, and treatment with both prednisone and cyclophosphamide resulted in significant clinical and laboratory improvement.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Citron B. P., Halpern M., McCarron M., Lundberg G. D., McCormick R., Pincus I. J., Tatter D., Haverback B. J. Necrotizing angiitis associated with drug abuse. N Engl J Med. 1970 Nov 5;283(19):1003–1011. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197011052831901. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Conn D. L. Polyarteritis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 1990 May;16(2):341–362. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Garg S. K., Amorosi E. L., Karpatkin S. Use of the megathrombocyte as an index of megakaryocyte number. N Engl J Med. 1971 Jan 7;284(1):11–17. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197101072840103. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Kaye B. R., Fainstat M. Cerebral vasculitis associated with cocaine abuse. JAMA. 1987 Oct 16;258(15):2104–2106. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- King J., Richards M., Tress B. Cerebral arteritis associated with heroin abuse. Med J Aust. 1978 Oct 21;2(9):444–445. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb76855.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Nahas G. G. Cannabis arteritis. N Engl J Med. 1971 Jan 14;284(2):113–113. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197101142840225. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]