Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis.
2020
T Hiraiwa, and
T Yamamoto
Departamento de Dermatología, Universidad de Medicina de Fukushima, Fukushima, Japón.
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D010488
Polyarteritis Nodosa
A form of necrotizing non-granulomatous inflammation occurring primarily in medium-sized ARTERIES, often with microaneurysms. It is characterized by muscle, joint, and abdominal pain resulting from arterial infarction and scarring in affected organs. Polyarteritis nodosa with lung involvement is called CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME.
Inflammation of the COLON that is predominantly confined to the MUCOSA. Its major symptoms include DIARRHEA, rectal BLEEDING, the passage of MUCUS, and ABDOMINAL PAIN.