Differentiating Polyarteritis nodosa from other diseases

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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.

Differentiating Polyarteritis Nodosa from other Diseases

• Microscopic polyangitis has clinical manifestations similar to PAN, but is characterized by presence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and lung involvement unlike PAN.
• Churg Strauss disease is characterized by hypereosinophilia and vasculitis like PAN in individuals with asthma and allergic nephritis.
• Henoch Schonlein purpura
• Vasculitis secondary to connective tissue disorder
• Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
• Wegner's Granulomatosis
• Giantcell arteritis
• Infective endocarditis
• Mycotic aneurysm
• Atherosclerosis