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Descriptor
English
:
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Poliarteritis Nudosa
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Poliarterite Nodosa
Synonyms
English
:
Essential Polyarteritis
Necrotizing Arteritis
Periarteritis Nodosa
Tree Number:
C14.907.184.595
C14.907.940.090.720
C14.907.940.897.500
C17.800.862.625
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
History Note
English
:
1995; was PERIARTERITIS NODOSA 1963-1994; for POLYARTERITIS NODOSA use PERIARTERITIS NODOSA 1968-1994
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
10679
Unique Identifier:
D010488
Occurrence in VHL
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