Joint and neuromuscular manifestations of periarteritis nodosa.

The heart in periarteritis nodosa.

IN PERIARTERITIS NODOSA the cardiae lesions contribute greatly to the manifestations of the disease and often are directly responsible for the death of the patient. The purpose of this study is to doeument the cardiac lesions of periarteritis nodosa, to review the clinical manifestations of this condition referable to the heart, and to relate the clinical manifestations to the pathologic lesions.

Periarteritis nodosa and subperiosteal new bone formation.

Three cases of periarteritis nodosa are reported with subperiosteal new bone formation. Two patients have been followed for over five years, the third for only six months. The vascular changes were predominantly found in the smaller vessels, the necrosis and elastin destruction was less than that usually found at necropsy. The radiological follow-up of one case demonsfrated ossification and hea...

A case of periarteritis nodosa of the central nervous system.

Systemic vasculitis with bilateral perirenal haemorrhage in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia.

The cases of two patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia associated with periarteritis nodosa-like, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody negative, systemic vasculitis, are reported. A 61 year old man was admitted with fever, diffuse myalgia, and abdominal pain. Blood and bone marrow examination showed chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. Vasculitis of the gall bladder was responsible for aca...

Periarteritis Nodosa Affecting the Eye.