| Preferred Name |
Polyarteritis Nodosa |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26847 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A necrotizing vasculitis that affects medium-sized arteries, it is usually idiopathic, and may be triggered by viral infections (Hepatitis B, also others). A multisystem disease, it most commonly affects skin (nodules, livedo reticularis) and peripheral nerves; higher morbidity is associated with gastrointestinal, central nervous system, cardiac, and/or other organ involvement. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are typically negative. |
| code |
C26847 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C123272 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118468 |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD mCode |
| DEFINITION |
A necrotizing vasculitis that affects medium-sized arteries, it is usually idiopathic, and may be triggered by viral infections (Hepatitis B, also others). A multisystem disease, it most commonly affects skin (nodules, livedo reticularis) and peripheral nerves; higher morbidity is associated with gastrointestinal, central nervous system, cardiac, and/or other organ involvement. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are typically negative. |
| FULL_SYN |
Polyarteritis nodosa Classic Polyarteritis Nodosa PAN Panarteritis Nodosa Classical Polyarteritis Nodosa Polyarteritis Nodosa Periarteritis Nodosa |
| label |
Polyarteritis Nodosa |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Polyarteritis_Nodosa |
| Preferred_Name |
Polyarteritis Nodosa |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C26847 |
| prefLabel |
Polyarteritis Nodosa |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0031036 |
| subClassOf |