Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa and pulmonary arterial hypertension: An unexpected liaison. A case report.

To date, this is the first case report describing the association between cPAN and PAH. In this case, PAH is a complication of the cutaneous vasculitides suggesting that vasculopathy could play a role in the pathophysiology of PAH. However, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms still have to be firmly established.