Treatment of Polyarteritis Nodosa with Nerve and/or Muscle Involvement

When polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) presents with peripheral nerve or muscle involvement, management requires a targeted approach that goes beyond systemic disease control alone.

Clinical scenario

This protocol applies to patients with polyarteritis nodosa in whom nerve and/or muscle involvement is a feature of the disease. Addressing these manifestations directly is an important component of care in this subgroup.

Approach

Evidence-based management for this scenario includes a rehabilitative intervention specifically directed at the neuromuscular consequences of PAN. The full structured regimen — including sequencing and clinical decision points — is available in the complete protocol.

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References

DOI: 10.1002/art.41776

For patients with PAN with nerve and/or muscle involvement, we conditionally recommend physical therapy.

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