Catastrophic Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa Exacerbated by Emotional Stress.
Fatima BawanyGayin LeeYasmine NousariChristopher RitchlinPartik SinghFrancisco TauskPublished in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology (2022)
We present the first case of a patient with indolent polyarteritis nodosa who suffered severe exacerbations following significant emotional stressors. This report highlights the close relationship between emotions and autoimmune diseases mediated by the deleterious effects of stressors presumptively by skewing immunity from Type 1 to Type 2.