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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
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:   95; was PERIARTERITIS NODOSA 1963-94; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA was see PERIARTERITIS NODOSA 1968-94 
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Record Number:   10679 
Unique Identifier:   D010488 

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