Synonym(s)
Kussmaul-Maier syndrome; PAN; periarteritis nodosa; Polyarteritis; polyarteritis nodosa
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Rokitanski, 1852; Kussmaul and Maier, 1866
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Rare, usually severe, systemic or (more rarely) purely cutaneous, necrotizing vasculitis of the medium-sized vessels with recess of the capillaries, arterioles and veins.
ClassificationThis section has been translated automatically.
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is classified as follows:
- Polyarteritis nodosa, systemic (classic form)
- Polyarteritis nodosa, microscopic
- Polyarteritis nodosa, cutaneous.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Kussmaul A, Maier R (1866) On a hitherto undescribed peculiar arterial disease (periarteritis nodosa) associated with Brightii disease and rapidly progressing general muscle paralysis. German Arch Klin Med 1: 484-516
- Rokitansky K (1852) On some of the major diseases of the arteries. Memoranda of the Imperial Academy of Sciences (mathematical-scientific class) 4: 1-72
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Microscopic polyangiitis; Polyangiitis microscopic cutaneous; Polyarteritis nodosa systemic;Disclaimer
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