Polyarteritis nodosa: A serious blood vessel disease where small and medium-sized arteries become swollen and damaged and are unable to adequately supply oxygenated blood to various tissues in the body. The disease can occur in a mild form or a serious, rapidly fatal form. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Polyarteritis nodosa is available below.
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Prognosis for Polyarteritis nodosa: death often occurs within a year in acute cases
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Form of necrotizing vasculitis involving small- and medium-sized arteries; signs and symptoms result from infarction and scarring of the affected organ system. - (Source - Diseases Database)
A progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Polyarteritis nodosa is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Polyarteritis nodosa, or a subtype of Polyarteritis nodosa,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Polyarteritis nodosa as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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