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Descriptor English:
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Polyarteritis Nodosa
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Poliarteritis Nudosa
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Poliarterite Nodosa
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Synonyms English:
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Arteritides, Necrotizing
Arteritis, Necrotizing
Essential Polyarteritides
Essential Polyarteritis
Necrotizing Arteritides
Necrotizing Arteritis
Periarteritis Nodosa
Polyarteritides, Essential
Polyarteritis, Essential
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Tree Number:
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C14.907.940.090.720
C14.907.940.897.500
C17.800.862.625
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Definition English:
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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. |
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See Related English:
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Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
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History Note English:
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1995; was PERIARTERITIS NODOSA 1963-1994; for POLYARTERITIS NODOSA use PERIARTERITIS NODOSA 1968-1994
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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10679
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Unique Identifier:
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D010488
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