All of the following condition are associated with granulomatous pathology, except -: (A) Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), (B) Takayasu arteritis (TA), (C) Polyarteritis nodosa (Classic PAN), (D) Giant cell arteritis (GCA)
Answer is C. The hepatitis B surface antigen is present in 25% of patients with Polyarteritis Nodosa.
Hepatitis B antibody is present in patients with essential mixed cryoglobinuria and rarely in patients with poly arteritis nodosa.