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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Ali Poyan Mehr, M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Olufunmilola Olubukola M.D.[3] Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [4]; Haritha Machavarapu, M.B.B.S.
Overview
Historical Perspective
- Polyarteritis nodosa was first described macroscopically by the pathologist K. Rokitansky in 1842.
- He described the presence of aneurysms macroscopically and therefore missed the inflammatory nature of this disease [1].
- Polyarteritis nodosa was better described in 1866 by A. Kussmaul and R. Maier who provided a clinical description of a patient.
- He included a post-mortem histological examination of blood vessels of the patient, arriving at a diagnosis of vasculitis.
- Kussmaul and Maier introduced the term “periarteritis nodosa” to describe the nodules observed in intermediate-sized vascular arteries but this term was later changed to “Polyarteritis nodosa” when these nodules showed the involvement of all layers of the artery [2].
- In 1931, Dr. Lindberg became the first person to recognize polyarteritis nodosa limited to skin [3].
- In 1970, Trepo and Thivolet reported the association of polyarteritis nodosa with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection [4], later it became obvious that most polyarteritis nodosa cases were associated with HBV.
References
- ↑ Tesar V, Kazderová M, Hlavácková L (2004). "Rokitansky and his first description of polyarteritis nodosa". J Nephrol. 17 (1): 172–4. PMID 15151275.
- ↑ Kluge FJ, Matteson EL (2003). "[Think clearly, be sincere, act calmly: Adolf Kussmaul (1822-1902) un his significance for medicine in the 21st century]". Z Rheumatol. 62 (5): 484–90. doi:10.1007/s00393-003-0536-5. PMID 14579038.
- ↑ BOSS J (1945). "[Not Available]". Schweiz Z Tuberk. 2 (2): 89–108. PMID 21008159.
- ↑ Trepo C, Thivolet J (1970). "Hepatitis associated antigen and periarteritis nodosa (PAN)". Vox Sang. 19 (3): 410–1. PMID 4396040.