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International Journal of Dermatology Nov 1990
Review
Topics: Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Prognosis; Recurrence; Skin Diseases
PubMed: 1980267
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1990.tb02580.x -
Archives of Dermatology Sep 1974
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biopsy; Blood Cell Count; Blood Pressure; Blood Proteins; Child; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Joint Diseases; Leg Ulcer; Male; Middle Aged; Muscles; Pain; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Skin; Skin Diseases; Skin Manifestations
PubMed: 4155935
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La Revue Du Praticien Feb 2000Periarteritis nodosa is a systemic vasculitis involving arteries with a diameter greater than 70-150 microns. Large vaccination against hepatitis B virus explains the...
Periarteritis nodosa is a systemic vasculitis involving arteries with a diameter greater than 70-150 microns. Large vaccination against hepatitis B virus explains the decreased frequency of its association with hepatitis B virus observed in less than 10% of cases. Weight loss, fever, livedo, myalgias or arthralgias, mononeuropathy, gastrointestinal tract involvement, renal insufficiency, and cardiac failure are the most frequent clinical manifestations. Inflammatory syndrome and increased white blood cell count are common. Renal or digestive microaneurysms are present in more than 60% of cases. Prognosis is dependent of a five factors score corticosteroids with or without immunosuppressive drugs, result in 5-year survival rate over 60%. In hepatitis B virus-related periarteritis nodosa, corticosteroids are rapidly stopped; plasma exchanges in combination with antiviral agents (interferon alpha or lamivudine) give excellent results.
Topics: Humans; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Prognosis
PubMed: 11923949
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A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology and... Sep 1951
Topics: Cortisone; Polyarteritis Nodosa
PubMed: 14867842
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Arizona Medicine Feb 1949
Topics: Polyarteritis Nodosa
PubMed: 18109315
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of... Nov 1956
Topics: Cortisone; Polyarteritis Nodosa
PubMed: 13379441
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Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 1998
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The New England Journal of Medicine Apr 1953
Topics: Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Polyarteritis Nodosa
PubMed: 13046612
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM195304302481805 -
La Revue de Medecine Interne 1991
Topics: Humans; Methods; Polyarteritis Nodosa
PubMed: 1677209
DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)81371-2 -
Gastroenterologie Clinique Et Biologique 1997
Review
Topics: Digestive System Diseases; Humans; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Prognosis
PubMed: 9295979
DOI: No ID Found