title: Polyarteritis.
abstract: Polyarteritis is reviewed in detail including a discussion of the cause of arteritis and the effect on blood vessel physiology. The clinical feature of polyarteritis and an approach to the diagnosis are discussed. The controversies in the management of polyarteritis are reviewed, and new approaches to the management are introduced.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Conn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy