Osteomyelitis of mandible in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa: a case report

ABSTRACT

Polyarteritis nodosa [PAN] is a necrotizing vasculitis characterized by damage to blood vessels and subsequent ischemic tissue changes in various organs. The case presented here is a 51-year-old man with PAN, who has recently developed osteomyelitis of mandible. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of jaw osteomyelitis in patients with PAN