Polyarteritis nodosa in infancy
FB Roberts, GH Fetterman - The Journal of Pediatrics, 1963 - Elsevier
FB Roberts, GH Fetterman
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1963•ElsevierTwo fatal cases of polyarteritis nodosa in infants are reported with clinical and postmortem
findings. Study of the clinical features of, these 2 cases and 18 others from the literature
suggests that a more or less constant clinical syndrome exists. Awareness of the symptoms,
signs, and laboratory findings common to many of these cases should make it possible to
arrive at a presumptive diagnosis during life. The frequency of coronary artery involvement
in the infantile form of polyarteritis nodosa is stressed.
findings. Study of the clinical features of, these 2 cases and 18 others from the literature
suggests that a more or less constant clinical syndrome exists. Awareness of the symptoms,
signs, and laboratory findings common to many of these cases should make it possible to
arrive at a presumptive diagnosis during life. The frequency of coronary artery involvement
in the infantile form of polyarteritis nodosa is stressed.
Two fatal cases of polyarteritis nodosa in infants are reported with clinical and postmortem findings. Study of the clinical features of, these 2 cases and 18 others from the literature suggests that a more or less constant clinical syndrome exists. Awareness of the symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings common to many of these cases should make it possible to arrive at a presumptive diagnosis during life. The frequency of coronary artery involvement in the infantile form of polyarteritis nodosa is stressed.
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