PERIARTERITIS NODOSA: REPORT OF A CASE TREATED WITH PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID
Authors: T J MCGURAL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 September 1952PERIARTERITIS NODOSA: REPORT OF A CASE TREATED WITH PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACIDTHOMAS J. MCGURL JR., M.D.THOMAS J. MCGURL JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-3-606 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPeriarteritis nodosa continues to be a disease of unknown etiology with protean manifestations for which there is no known specific therapy. Many causes of this disease have been postulated, including sensitization to serums, drugs, infections, etc. However, no factor common to all cases has been found.1, 2It is characterized by an inflammatory, necrotizing reaction in the walls of small arteries and arterioles, the earliest stage of which consists of a period of hyaline degeneration of the media. This is followed by infiltration of the coats with polymorphonuclears, eosinophils, lymphocytes and plasma cells. Later there is fibroblastic proliferation, with partial...Bibliography1. LogueMullins RBF: Polyarteritis nodosa; report of 11 cases with review of recent literature, Ann. Int. Med. 24: 11-26 (Jan.) 1946. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MillerDaley HGR: Clinical aspects of polyarteritis nodosa, Quart. J. Med. 15: 255-283 (Oct.) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Rich AR: The role of hypersensitivity in periarteritis nodosa as indicated by seven cases developing during serum sickness and sulfonamide therapy, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 71: 123, 1942. Google Scholar4. Rich AR: Additional evidence of the role of hypersensitivity in the etiology of periarteritis nodosa, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 71: 375, 1942. Google Scholar5. RichGregory ARJE: The experimental demonstration that periarteritis nodosa is a manifestation of hypersensitivity, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 72: 65, 1943. Google Scholar6. KlempererPollackBaehr PADG: Diffuse collagen disease; acute disseminated lupus erythematosus and diffuse scleroderma, J. A. M. A. 119: 331-332 (May 23) 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Zarafonetis JD: Therapeutic possibilities of para-aminobenzoic acid, Ann. Int. Med. 30: 1188-1212 (June) 1949. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication March 21, 1951.From Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Providence, R. I.Reviewed in the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the author are the result of his own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byKrankheiten der GefäßePeriarteriitis nodosaPERIARTERITIS NODOSA WITH PREDOMINANT SYMPTOMS FROM THE SPINAL CORDRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (ELEVENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD M. NORCROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P.PERIARTERITIS NODOSA: REPORT OF A CASE WITH BRAIN INVOLVEMENT*ZACHARY SAGAL, M.D., F.A.C.P.THE 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. 1 September 1952Volume 37, Issue 3Page: 606-611KeywordsAlbuminsEosinophilsRed blood cellsSigns and symptomsSulfonamideTemperatureThoraxUrineVaccinesWhite blood cells ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...