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Polyarteritis nodosa

Polyarteritis nodosa

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A disease that causes arteries to swell and become inflammed.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Arteritis

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Very rare
Teenager
14-18
Rare
Young adult
19-40
Common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

Symptoms

Chest pain
Muscle pain
Abdominal pain
Muscle tenderness
Joint pains
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Polyarteritis nodosa
Prednisone
4
17 reviews
Methylprednisolone
3.7
14 reviews
Lamivudine
2.2
6 reviews

Tests

HIV test
Fibrinogen
Lupus anticoagulant
Rheumatoid arthritis antibody
Rheumatoid factor
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