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We present a case history of a patient with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). The first disease symptoms started when the patient was 6 years old and concerned mainly musculoskeletal complaints. The disease persisted into adulthood when, 10 years later, the diagnosis of PAN could be confirmed by histopathological examination.
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Andrésdóttir, M.B., Sukhai, R. & Swaak, A.J.G. Polyarteritis nodosa in a young man, a ten-year delay in diagnosis. Clin Rheumatol 12, 392–395 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231586
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