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.