Overview of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

0:00
0:30 Introducing Dr. Kathy McKinnon.
1:26 Pop Quiz on PAN.
6:21 Blood vessel types and functions.
6:54 What is vasculitis?
8:49 History of PAN.
11:37 What causes PAN?
13:14 Signs and symptoms.
14:25 Skin changes in PAN.
15:01 Cutaneous PAN.
16:24 Artery changes in PAN.
17:19 Types of peripheral neuropathy.
18:04 Cutaneous PAN vs. systemic PAN.
18:39 PAN diagnosis.
19:18 Key aspects of diagnosis.
22:02 DADA2 testing.
24:33 Treating PAN.
26:05 Things to do to help prevent steroid side effects.
30:18 Cell-based therapies.
35:09 How to help your PAN.
38:24 Summary.
41:10 How does one put together their team of doctors? How do you find the “right” doctor?
46:10 Are you usually on maintenance medicine forever?
48:27 At what point can the doctor attempt to wean the patient off of immunosuppression treatment. How long do you recommend bloodwork while on the medications?
50:23 Do the nodules that occur with PAN cause permanent damage?
50:46 Are there other types of vasculitis that PAN is close to—such as MPA?
52:30 How do you tell the difference between atherosclerosis and damage from PAN?

Overview of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)
Recorded April 2024

Did you know that Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) was one of the first vasculitides discovered in 1866?

In this webinar on PAN you'll learn more about the symptoms, diagnostic testing, and management of this vasculitis that typically affects medium and small arteries.

This webinar features Kathleen M. Maksimowicz-McKinnon, DO, a rheumatologist and Director of the Center for Vasculitis Care & Research at the Medical University of South Carolina.