Polyarteritis Nodosa

Synonyms

Arteritides, Necrotizing

Arteritis, Necrotizing

Essential Polyarteritides

Essential Polyarteritis

Necrotizing Arteritides

Necrotizing Arteritis

Periarteritis Nodosa

Polyarteritides, Essential

Polyarteritis, Essential

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.