POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL STUDY AND REPORT OF SIX CASES
Authors: M H ROSE, D LITTMANN, J HOUGHTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 June 1950POLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL STUDY AND REPORT OF SIX CASESMORTON H. ROSE, M.D., DAVID LITTMANN, M.D., JOHN HOUGHTON, M.D.MORTON H. ROSE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID LITTMANN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN HOUGHTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-6-1114 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPolyarteritis nodosa, or periarteritis nodosa as it is frequently designated, is a widespread disease of arteries and less commonly of veins which may occur in any or all of the body structures and results in altered physiology of those organs involved. The clinical manifestations are protean. It is somewhat more common in males in the fourth and fifth decades but is a relatively rare illness and only 350 cases were reported through 1942. 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