Polyarteritis nodosa/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Polyarteritis nodosa.

a vasculitis and a form of necrotizing non-granulomatous inflammation occurring primarily in medium-sized arteries, often with microaneurysms

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Polyarteritis nodosa (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.