"Polyarteritis Nodosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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) |
C14.907.940.090.720 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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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyarteritis Nodosa" by people in Profiles.
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[Polyarteritis nodosa, an alternative diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in cases of temporal arteritis]. Rev Med Interne. 2019 Aug; 40(8):533-535.
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Polyarteritis nodosa: lessons from 25 years of experience. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2019 Mar-Apr; 37 Suppl 117(2):52-56.
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Childhood- versus Adult-Onset Polyarteritis Nodosa Results from the French Vasculitis Study Group Registry. Autoimmun Rev. 2018 Oct; 17(10):984-989.
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A retrospective study comparing the phenotype and outcomes of patients with polyarteritis nodosa between UK and Turkish cohorts. Rheumatol Int. 2018 Oct; 38(10):1833-1840.
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Cardiac manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa. Eur Heart J. 2018 07 14; 39(27):2603.
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Case 20-2018: A 64-Year-Old Man with Fever, Arthralgias, and Testicular Pain. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 28; 378(26):2518-2529.
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Mortality in systemic necrotizing vasculitides: A retrospective analysis of the French Vasculitis Study Group registry. Autoimmun Rev. 2018 Jul; 17(7):653-659.
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Accelerated atheromatosis and arteriosclerosis in primary systemic vasculitides: current evidence and future perspectives. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2018 Jan; 30(1):36-43.
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Does the revised definition of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss) indicate the need for a new treatment? Comment on the article by Puéchal et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 01; 70(1):149-151.
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Muscular vasculitis confined to lower limbs: description of two case reports and a review of the literature. Rheumatol Int. 2017 Dec; 37(12):2115-2121.