Polyarteritis nodosa

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare, clinically heterogeneous, rheumatologic disease characterized by necrotizing inflammatory lesions affecting small- and medium-sized blood vessels. PAN most commonly affects skin, joints, peripheral nerves, the gut, and the kidney.

Proteinuria

Increased levels of protein in the urine.


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PMID (PMCID)
28197518
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OTHER
Hepatitis B viremia manifesting as polyarteritis nodosa and secondary membranous nephropathy.
Balwani MR, Kute VB, Shah PR, Shah M, Shinde SG, Shah J, Trivedi HL.
J Nephropharmacol. 2016;5(2):119-121.
Renal involvement in hepatitis B-polyarteritis nodosa (HBV-PAN) usually occurs in the form of hypertension, microscopic hematuria, proteinuria but nephrotic range proteinuria or renal failure is very uncommon.