Polyarteritis and streptococcal infection

The clinical and laboratory findings reported by Blau et al. (Pediatrics 60:227, August 1977) of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) in older children are similar to those found in seven older children with PAN in Dallas.1 Six of these seven children had a preceding throat or ear infection. Antistreptolysin-...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1978-04, Vol.61 (4), p.675-675
Main Author: Fink, C W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Polyarteritis Nodosa - etiology
Polyarteritis Nodosa - microbiology
Streptococcal Infections
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Summary:The clinical and laboratory findings reported by Blau et al. (Pediatrics 60:227, August 1977) of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) in older children are similar to those found in seven older children with PAN in Dallas.1 Six of these seven children had a preceding throat or ear infection. Antistreptolysin-O titers were obtained in five and all were elevated to a minimum of 500 Todd units. Thus in these two series all 14 patients who were tested had elevated antistreptococcal antibodies.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.61.4.675a