CASE COMMUNICATIONS
IMAJ | volume 27
Journal 4, April 2025
pages: 255-257
Minocycline-induced Polyarteritis Nodosa Manifesting as Tenosynovitis, Edema, and Rash: A Case Report
1 Department of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
2 Internal Medicine Consultations and Internal Medicine Division, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
3 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
4 Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Summary
Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic prescribed to treat various infections, acne vulgaris, and rosacea. In addition to its antibiotic activity, it possesses anti-inflammatory properties, including reducing the production of proinflammatory cytokines, suppressing neutrophil chemotaxis, activating superoxide dismutase, and inhibiting phagocytosis. Among its side effects are hypersensitivity syndrome reactions, drug-induced lupus, and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) [1].