Key result
Infantile periarteritis nodosa manifests with fever and nonspecific facial rash in a rare case.
Why the study?
Periarteritis nodosa is an uncommon disease in infancy with only 23 reported cases and premortem diagnosis is rare.
Population
8-month-old infant with periarteritis nodosa
Design
Case report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to periarteritis nodosa in febrile infants with rash; leaves open need for studies on coronary risks and sudden death.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the clinical presentation of periarteritis nodosa in infancy, a rare condition often involving coronary arteries and associated with sudden death.
Robert B. Benyo (1968) conducted a case report in Periarteritis nodosa (n=1). Penicillin was evaluated. An 8-month-old boy presented with fever and a nonspecific facial rash, progressing to high fever and other symptoms, highlighting the rare occurrence of periarteritis nodosa in infancy.
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