polyarteritis nodosa…

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polyarteritis, microscopic on the shin, microscopic polyarteritis 2, circulatory system, periarteritis nodosa, polyarteritis nodosa, serious blood vessel disease, medium-sized arteries, become swollen, attacked by rogue immune cells, polyarteritis nodosa, disease of unknown cause, arteries, blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to organs, tissues, occurs, certain immune cells attack the affected arteries, condition affects adults more frequently than children, damages the tissues supplied by the affected arteries, they don't receive enough oxygen, nourishment, a proper blood supply, in this disease, symptoms result from damage to affected organs, the skin, heart, kidneys, nervous system, generalized symptoms include fever, fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, weight loss, muscle, joint aches, common, skin, rashes, swelling, ulcers, lumps, nerve involvement, sensory changes, numbness, pain, burning, weakness, central nervous system involvement, strokes, seizures, kidney involvement, produce varying degrees of renal failure, involvement, the arteries, the heart, a heart attack, heart failure, inflammation, the sack around the heart, pericarditis, fatigue, weakness, fever, abdominal pain, decreased appetite, unintentional weight loss, muscle aches, joint aches, no specific lab tests, diagnosing polyarteritis nodosa, diagnosis, based upon the physical examination, a few laboratory studies that help to confirm the diagnosis, cbc, demonstrate an elevated white blood count, esr, elevated, tissue biopsy, reveals inflammation in small arteries, arteritis, immunoglobulins, treatment involves medications to suppress the immune system, prednisone, cyclophosphamide, current treatments using steroids, drugs that suppress the immune system, cyclophosphamide, improve symptoms, chance of long-term survival, most serious associated conditions generally involve the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, outlook is poor, stroke, kidney failure, heart attack, intestinal necrosis, perforation, develop symptoms of this disorder, early diagnosis, improve the chance of a good outcome, disease cannot currently prevented, early treatment, prevent some damage, symptoms.