PERIARTERITIS NODOSA, WITH REPORT OF THREE CASES DIAGNOSED DURING LIFE
Authors: Saul Solomon, Milosh Kasich, Nathan Kiven
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Article1 October 1944PERIARTERITIS NODOSA, WITH REPORT OF THREE CASES DIAGNOSED DURING LIFESAUL SOLOMON, MILOSH KASICH, NATHAN KIVENSAUL SOLOMONSearch for more papers by this author, MILOSH KASICHSearch for more papers by this author, NATHAN KIVENSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-21-4-638 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPeriarteritis nodosa is a disseminated but focal inflammatory disease of the smaller arteries, of unknown origin. It is almost invariably fatal. The true incidence of the disease is unknown since there can be no proof of the diagnosis except by histologic examination of tissues obtained by biopsy or at autopsy. It occurs with equal frequency in both sexes and is seen in all ages. The literature contains reports of approximately 300 cases, the great majority of which have been diagnosed post mortem. The increasing number of reports dealing with the subject in recent years indicates better recognition of the disease...Bibliography1. FRIEDBERGGROSS CKL: Periarteritis nodosa associated with rheumatic heart disease, Arch. Int. Med., 1934, liv, 170. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. OPHULS W: Acute periarteritis nodosa, Arch. Int. Med., 1923, xxxii, 870. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SPIEGEL R: Clinical aspects of periarteritis nodosa, Arch. Int. Med., 1936, lviii, 993. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. RICH AR: The role of hypersensitivity in periarteritis nodosa, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1942, lxxi, 123. Google Scholar5. CLARKKAPLAN EBI: Endocardial, arterial and other mesenchymal alterations associated with serum disease in man, Arch. Path., 1937, xxiv, 458. Google Scholar6. RACKEMANNGREEN FMJE: Periarteritis nodosa and asthma, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1939, liv, 112. Google Scholar7. ALLEN PD: Periarteritis nodosa simulating an acute abdominal condition requiring operation, Arch. Surg., 1940, xl, 271. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. WECHSLERBENDER ISMB: The neurological manifestations of periarteritis nodosa, Jr. Mt. Sinai Hosp., 1942, viii, 1071. Google Scholar9. FELSEN J: The sigmoidoscopic diagnosis of periarteritis nodosa, Ann. Int. Med., 1941, xv, 251. Google Scholar10. BAKER LT: Periarteritis nodosa with report of two cases, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvii, 223. Google Scholar11. JONES GM: Periarteritis nodosa with case reports, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvi, 920. Google Scholar12. APPELBAUMKALKSTEIN EM: Periarteritis nodosa, New York State Jr. Med., 1939, xxxix, 2253. Google Scholar13. GOLDMANDICKENSSCHENKEN BANLJR: The apparent cure of periarteritis nodosa with sulfapyridine, 1941, cciv, 443. Google Scholar14. VINING CW: A case of periarteritis nodosa with subcutaneous lesions and recovery, Arch. Dis. Child., 1938, xiii, 13. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication November 1, 1943.From the Medical Services of Tilton General Hospital and Fort Dix Station Hospital, Fort Dix, New Jersey. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byManagement of intra-abdominal aneurysms associated with periarteritis nodosaRupture of an intrahepatic aneurysm due to polyarteritis nodosaPeriarteriitis nodosaTHE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ESSENTIAL POLYANGIITIS (PERIARTERITIS NODOSA), WITH EMPHASIS ON THE HEPATIC MANIFESTATIONS*FRED H. MOWREY, F.A.C.P., EDWARD A. LUNDBERG, M.D.THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERIARTERITIS NODOSA AND SARCOIDOSIS*ALBERT JACKSON, M.D., IRVING KASS, M.D.Transitory pulmonary infiltrations with blood eosinophilia of eighteen months' duration treated with cortisoneNature of collagen diseasesPeriarteritis Nodosa Following Thiouracil Therapy of Hyperthyroidism: Resultant Hypertension Benefited By SympathectomyPOLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL STUDY AND REPORT OF SIX CASES*MORTON H. ROSE, M.D., DAVID LITTMANN, M.D., JOHN HOUGHTON, M.D.The Renal Manifestations of Periarteritis NodosaA new form of generalized arterial disease in negroes 1 October 1944Volume 21, Issue 4Page: 638-644KeywordsArteriesAutopsyBiopsyMedical servicesMetastasis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...