Polyarteritis nodosa, seen here on a lower extremity, produces
painful, erythematous nodules. Arteries in the deep dermis and
upper fat show neutrophilic infiltration.
Review Date: 09/07/2010
Reviewed By: Mark James Borigini, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine,
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
