Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as sixth nerve palsy: a case report
João Mendes, Francisco Mendes, Ana Filipa Salvado, Diogo Valente Fortunato, João Vasco Garrido, Rita Condesso, Augusto Candeias · 2026
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Description
João Mendes and co-authors report a rare first sign of a vessel disease: a palsy of the nerve that moves one eye outward. The disease inflames medium arteries and usually strikes nerves in the limbs. Cranial nerve cases make up under two percent of patients.
Their patient, a 70-year-old man, arrived with a painful left eye palsy. He also carried three months of aches, weight loss, and fading hearing. Scans showed inflammation spreading from the eye socket toward the brain's cavern. As steroids tapered, skin nodules, belly pain, and a foot drop completed the picture. Odd presentations delay rare diagnoses. This case warns eye clinics to think body-wide.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | João Mendes, Francisco Mendes, Ana Filipa Salvado, Diogo Valente Fortunato, João Vasco Garrido, Rita Condesso, Augusto Candeias |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |