Progressive disease of connective tissue characterized by nodules (often large) along arteries that may cause blockage of the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the affected area. Symptoms include pain, fever, and as the disease progresses, signs of lung, kidney, and intestinal damage. Treatment is by corticosteroids. Also called polyarteritis nodosa.
A medical condition characterized by extensive acute tissue death in the arteries, resulting in various complications affecting the nervous system, heart, kidneys, lungs, blood, and abdominal organs. It is also referred to as polyarteritis nodosa.