raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:767

Polyarteritis nodosa

Synonyms: Küssmaul-Maier disease · PAN · Periarteritis nodosa

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare, clinically heterogeneous, systemic disease characterized by necrotizing inflammatory lesions affecting medium-sized blood vessels. It most commonly affects skin, joints, peripheral nerves and the gastrointestinal tract.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPolyarteritis nodosaKüssmaul-Maier disease · PAN · Periarteritis nodosa
frPériartérite noueuseMaladie de Küssmaul-Maier · PAN · Panartérite noueuse · Polyartérite noueuse
dePolyarteriitis nodosaKüssmaul-Maier-Krankheit · PAN
esPoliarteritis nodosaEnfermedad de Küssmaul-Maier · PAN · Periarteritis nodosa
itPoliarterite nodosaMalattia di Küssmaul-Maier · PAN · Periartrite nodosa
nlPolyarteriitis nodosaPAN · Periarteriitis nodosa · Ziekte van Küssmaul-Maier
ptPoliarterite nodosa
plGuzkowe zapalenie tętnicChoroba Küssmaula i Maiera · PAN
csPolyarteritis nodosaKüssmaulova-Maierova nemoc · PAN · Periarteritis nodosa · Küssmaul-Maierova nemoc
ukВузликовий поліартеріїтХвороба Кюссмауля-Майєра · PAN · Вузликовий периартеріїт
zh结节性多动脉炎Küssmaul-Maier 综合征
trPoliarteritis nodosaTAVA · Periarteritis nodoza · Küssmaul-Maier hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10M30.0Especificvalidated
ICD-114A44.4Especificvalidated
MONDO0019170Evalidated
MeSHD010488Evalidated
UMLSC0031036Evalidated
GARD7360Evalidated
MedDRA10036024Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (4):

Children (2):

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

9 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0003.16 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated9805179[PMID]_14872461[PMID]_17553910[PMID]_ORPHANET
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0003.1 / 100 000SwedenValue and classValidated17553910[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.9 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classNot yet validated10693883[PMID]_11156552[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0003.07 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated14872461[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.11 / 100 000AustraliaValue and classValidated18771432[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.62 / 100 000SpainValue and classValidated11156552[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0003.3 / 100 000NorwayValue and classValidated9805179[PMID]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.05 / 100 000NorwayValue and classNot yet validatedORPHANET
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.04 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidated15696553[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

28 annotations · validated 2019-05-15
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011121Abnormal skin morphology
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000077Abnormality of the kidney
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0011227Elevated circulating C-reactive protein concentration
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0033260Livedo racemosa
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0009830Peripheral neuropathy
HP:0005764Polyarticular arthritis
HP:0031003Polyneuritis
HP:0001824Weight loss
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
HP:0002088Abnormal lung morphology
HP:0011024Abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract
HP:0000707Abnormality of the nervous system
HP:0000965Cutis marmorata
HP:0010783Erythema
HP:0000822Hypertension
HP:0002011Morphological central nervous system abnormality
HP:0001701Pericarditis
HP:0030880Raynaud phenomenon
HP:0003390Sensory axonal neuropathy
HP:0200042Skin ulcer
HP:0001482Subcutaneous nodule
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0000478Abnormality of the eye
HP:0001638Cardiomyopathy
HP:0002102Pleuritis

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 29955757[PMID]_30114520[PMID]_30418125[PMID]_30952413[PMID]_26876385[PMID]

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Sources for this card