periarteritis nodosa

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Related to periarteritis nodosa: panarteritis nodosa, Kussmaul disease

periarteritis

[per″e-ahr″ter-i´tis]

inflammation of the outer coat of an artery and of the tissues surrounding it.

periarteritis gummo´sa accumulation of gummas on the blood vessels in syphilis.

periarteritis nodo´sa polyarteritis nodosa.

pol·y·ar·ter·i·tis no·do·sa

segmental inflammation, with infiltration by eosinophils, and necrosis of medium-sized or small arteries, more common in males, with varied symptoms related to involvement of arteries in the kidneys, muscles, gastrointestinal tract, and heart.

Synonym(s): arteritis nodosa, Kussmaul disease, periarteritis nodosa

periarteritis nodosa

a progressive polymorphic disease of the connective tissue that is characterized by numerous large and palpable nodules or clusters of visible nodules along segments of middle-sized arteries, particularly near points of bifurcation. The disease causes occlusion of vessels, resulting in regional ischemia, hemorrhage, necrosis, and pain. Early signs of the disease include tachycardia, fever, weight loss, and pain in the viscera. Kidney, lung, and intestinal involvement is common. Other systems and organs of the body may also be affected. Periarteritis nodosa is treated with corticosteroids and cytotoxic drugs. Also called necrotizing angiitis.

pol·y·ar·te·ri·tis no·do·sa

(pol'ē-ahr'tĕr-ī'tis nō-dō'să)

Segmental inflammation, with infiltration by eosinophils, and necrosis of medium or small arteries; most common in males, with varied symptoms related to involvement of arteries in the kidneys, muscles, gastrointestinal tract, and heart.
Synonym(s): periarteritis nodosa.

periarteritis nodosa

See POLYARTERITIS NODOSA.

periarteritis

inflammation of the outer coat of an artery and of the tissues surrounding it.

periarteritis nodosa

an inflammatory disease of the coats of small and medium-sized arteries, marked by a variety of systemic signs. Seen sporadically in domestic animals and in humans associated with hepatitis B antigen. See also collagen diseases. Called also Kussmaul's disease, polyarteritis, panarteritis nodosa.

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Define la periarteritis nodosa como una enfermedad inflamatoria necrosante progresiva y recurrente, con predominio en la musculatura arterial de vasos de mediano y pequeno calibre como las regiones hiliares de las visceras abdominales y cerca a las ramas mesentericas del intestino.

Churg separo las vasculitis en idiopaticas y secundarias e incluyo entre las vasculitis idiopaticas a la periarteritis nodosa, la GW, la enfermedad CS, la vasculitis granulomatosa primaria del SNC, la arteritis de celulas gigantes, la arteritis de Takayasu, la vasculitis granulomatosa idiopatica, la vasculitis de pequenos vasos, la purpura de Henoch-Schonlein, la enfermedad de Behcet's y la tromboangeitis obliterante.

Uber allergische Vorgange bei Allgemeininfektion vom Standpunkt der experimentellen Forschung: Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Pathogenese der diffusen Glomerulonephritis und der Periarteritis nodosa.

The differentiation between the vascular lesions of periarteritis nodosa and of hypersensitivity.

Renal appearances in microscopic form of periarteritis nodosa.

Poliangeitis microscopica: trece anos de su reconocimiento y 91 anos a la sombra de la poliarteritis nodosa