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Polyarteritis Nodosa  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A form of necrotizing non-granulomatous inflammation occurring primarily in medium-sized ARTERIES, often with microaneurysms. It is characterized by muscle, joint, and abdominal pain resulting from arterial infarction and scarring in affected organs. Polyarteritis nodosa with lung involvement is called CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME.

Entry terms

  • Periarteritis Nodosa

In other languages

  • French

  • Maladie de Kussmaul-Maier
  • PAN (PériArtérite Noueuse)
  • PAN (PolyArtérite Noueuse)
  • Panartérite noueuse
  • Périartérite noueuse

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HC85KLTH-Z

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