Catastrophic Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa Exacerbated by Emotional Stress

We present the first case of a patient with indolent polyarteritis nodosa who suffered severe exacerbations following significant emotional stressors. This report highlights the close relationship between emotions and autoimmune diseases mediated by the deleterious effects of stressors presumptively...

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Published in:Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2022-01, Vol.15, p.2943-2947
Main Authors: Bawany, Fatima, Lee, Gayin, Nousari, Yasmine, Ritchlin, Christopher, Singh, Partik, Tausk, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adalimumab
Arthritis
Autoimmune diseases
Autoimmunity
Biopsy
Blood pressure
Case Report
Case reports
Cytokines
Disease
Hepatitis
Hospitals
Patients
Psychological aspects
psychology
Remission (Medicine)
Skin
Stress
Stress (Psychology)
stressors
vasculitis
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Summary:We present the first case of a patient with indolent polyarteritis nodosa who suffered severe exacerbations following significant emotional stressors. This report highlights the close relationship between emotions and autoimmune diseases mediated by the deleterious effects of stressors presumptively by skewing immunity from Type 1 to Type 2.
ISSN:1178-7015
1178-7015
DOI:10.2147/CCID.S396539