Polyarteritis Nodosa
"Polyarteritis Nodosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010488
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.184.595 C14.907.940.090.720 C14.907.940.897.500 C17.800.862.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Necrotizing Arteritis- Necrotizing Arteritis
- Arteritides, Necrotizing
- Arteritis, Necrotizing
- Necrotizing Arteritides
Essential Polyarteritis- Essential Polyarteritis
- Essential Polyarteritides
- Polyarteritides, Essential
- Polyarteritis, Essential
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyarteritis Nodosa" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Bromfield B, Tellez R, Novelli P, Duarte-Rojo A. Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysms and hepatic ischaemic injury: a rare complication of polyarteritis nodosa. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Nov 30; 15(11).