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Polyarteritis nodosa systemic

Polyarteritis nodosa systemic History Rokitanski, 1852; Kussmaul and Maier, 1866Note: Older term for "non-granulomatous microscopic polyangiitis". For historical reasons, the older term is used again here. Definition A rare, potentially life-threatening multisystem disease characterized by necrot...

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