Abstract

Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare form ofpolyarteritis involving the deep dermis and panniculus. Itis characterized by livedo reticularis, nodules, and ulcer-ations in more severe disease (1,2). The lower extremitiesare most commonly involved. Constitutional and muscu-loskeletal symptoms and polyneuropathy may be associ-ated findings (2). Underlying systemic disorders may beseen with cutaneous PAN, although in the majority ofcases, it occurs in isolation (2). Here we describe a case ofcutaneous PAN occurring in a patient with natural killer(NK) cell lymphocytosis, an exceedingly unusual combi-nation of two rare diseases.

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