Polyarteritis Nodosa and the "Rheumatic" Diseases
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Polyarteritis Nodosa and the "Rheumatic" Diseases.
Polyarteritis nodosa has been the subject of comprehensive reviews covering most of its clinical and histological aspects (Smith and Zeek, 1947; Miller and Daley, 1946; Davson, Ball, and Platt, 1948). There are, however, four points which require clarification, and they are discussed in the present paper: (1) the early changes and the question of the so-called "fibrinoid " substance; (2) some h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1951
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.4.2.137