Prevention Illustrations Polyarteritis, microscopic on the shin Microscopic polyarteritis 2 Circulatory system Alternative names Return to top Periarteritis nodosa Definition Return to top Polyarteritis nodosa is a serious blood vessel disease.

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and pulmonary hemorrhage. Polyarteritis nodosa. This form of vasculitis affects small- to medium-sized blood vessels in many different parts of the body, including your skin, heart, kidneys, peripheral nerves, muscles and intestines. Signs and

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Scleroderma Dermatomyositis Polyarteritis nodosa Update Date: 8/2/2005 Updated by: Ariel D. Teitel, M.D., M.B.A., Chief, Division of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. The information

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of the arteries called polyarteritis nodosa, Henoch-Schonlein purpura (a disease that affects the whole body and causes tiny purple lesions on the skin due to haemorrhage) and rare inherited genetic causes. Tropical diseases such as malaria

such as diabetes mellitus or polyarteritis nodosa . It may be damaged by pressure from lesions such as tumor, abscess, or bleeding into the knee. In some cases, no detectable cause can be identified. The mechanical factors may be complicated by