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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Polyarteritis nodosa is a [[vasculitis]] of medium-sized [[arteries]], which become swollen and damaged from attack by rogue immune cells. | Polyarteritis nodosa is a [[vasculitis]] of medium-sized [[arteries]], which become swollen and damaged from attack by rogue immune cells. | ||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
==Classification== | |||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
==Causes== | |||
==Differentiating Polyarteritis Nodosa from other Diseases== | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | |||
==Risk Factors== | |||
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | |||
==Diagnosis== | |||
===History and Symptoms=== | |||
===Physical Examination=== | |||
===Laboratory Findings=== | |||
===Electrocardiogram=== | |||
===Chest X Ray=== | |||
===CT=== | |||
===MRI=== | |||
===Echocardiography or Ultrasound=== | |||
===Other Imaging Findings=== | |||
===Other Diagnostic Studies=== | |||
==Treatment== | |||
===Surgery=== | |||
===Medical Therapy=== | |||
===Primary Prevention=== | |||
===Secondary Prevention=== | |||
===Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy=== | |||
===Future or Investigational Therapies=== | |||
==Case Studies== | |||
===Case #1=== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Haritha Machavarapu, M.B.B.S.
Overview
Polyarteritis nodosa is a vasculitis of medium-sized arteries, which become swollen and damaged from attack by rogue immune cells.