Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as serous otitis media in a patient receiving hyposensitization therapy

J Rheumatol. 1986 Oct;13(5):958-60.

Abstract

Polyarteritis nodosa was diagnosed in a patient one year after an episode of severe serous otitis media and 2 1/2 years after initiation of a 23 month course of hyposensitization therapy for nonseasonal rhinitis. Relationships among immunotherapy, otitis media and polyarteritis nodosa merit emphasis because their recognition may lead to early diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Desensitization, Immunologic / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Otitis Media with Effusion / complications*
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa / etiology*
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa / pathology
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / therapy*