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Description and Symptoms of Polyarteritis nodosa
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Tags: Polyarteritis nodosa, blood vessel disease, Kussmaul disease, autoimmune disease, Kussmaul-Maier disease, symptoms
Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare autoimmune disease (immune system attacking its own body) featuring spontaneous inflammation of the arteries (arteritis). Because arteries are involved, the disease can affect any organ of the body. The most common areas of involvement include the muscles, joints, intestines (bowels), nerves, kidneys, and skin.
| | Polyarteritis Nodosa Symptoms & Signs |
| | fatigue |
| | weakness |
| | fever |
| | abdominal pain |
| | decreased appetite (anorexia) |
| | weight loss, unintentional |
| | muscle aches (myalgia) |
| | joint aches (arthralgia) |
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