The Sigmoidoscopic Diagnosis of Periarteritis Nodosa

Article1 August 1941THE SIGMOIDOSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS OF PERIARTERITIS NODOSAJOSEPH FELSEN, M.D.JOSEPH FELSEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-2-251 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe diagnosis of periarteritis nodosa during life is difficult. Since the classical descriptions of the disease by Rokitansky in 1852 and Kussmaul and Maier in 1856 more than 200 cases have been reported, but relatively few of these were diagnosed intra vitam (31 cases up to the end of 1935).1The purpose of the present communication is to report one such case in which the diagnosis was definitely established by sigmoidoscopy and confirmatory evidence obtained at necropsy. Two additional cases of relevant interest will also be described because they provided excellent clinical and pathological material for a better understanding of...References1. MIDDLETONMCCARTER WSJC: The diagnosis of periarteritis nodosa, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1935, cxc, 291. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SANDLER BP: Periarteritis nodosa. Report of a case diagnosed clinically and confirmed by necropsy, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1938, cxcv, 651. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ARKIN A: A clinical and pathological study of periarteritis nodosa, Am. Jr. Path., 1930, xxxiv, 401. Google Scholar4. WEVERPERRY GKIH: Periarteritis nodosa. Report of a case with fatal perirenal hemorrhage, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, civ, 1390. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication December 16, 1939.From the Department of Laboratories and Research, The Bronx Hospital, New York, N. Y.†I am indebted to Dr. Emil Koffler and Dr. Alexander Goldman, The Bronx Hospital, for the privilege of studying cases 1 and 2, to Dr. Ephraim Bluestone, Dr. David Perla (Montefiore Hospital), Dr. K. M. Bowman (Bellevue Hospital), Dr. George Baehr and Dr. Paul Klemperer (Mt. Sinai Hospital) for the follow-up studies and pathological material in case 1. I also wish to acknowledge the kindness of Dr. Henry Greenberg for the clinical data from Fordham Hospital in case 2 and that of Dr. Benjamin F. Sandler and Dr. Joseph Ehrlich for making available the clinical and pathological material in case 3. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe surgical problem of polyarteritis nodosaAbdominal periarteritis nodosaChurg-Strauss syndrome associated with third nerve palsy and mononeuritis multiplex of the legsLiterature and ReferencesA rare cause of ischemic colitisSuction Biopsy of the Rectal Mucosa for Diagnosis of Arteritis in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related DiseasesROBERTO E. SCHNEIDER, M.D., WILLIAM O. DOBBINS III, M.D.ReferencesGastrointestinal abnormalities in the collagen diseasesPeriarteriitis nodosaNecrotizing angiitis asssociated with chronic ulcerative colitisTHE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ESSENTIAL POLYANGIITIS (PERIARTERITIS NODOSA), WITH EMPHASIS ON THE HEPATIC MANIFESTATIONS*FRED H. MOWREY, F.A.C.P., EDWARD A. LUNDBERG, M.D.Polyarteritis nodosa involving the female genital tractPOLYARTERITIS NODOSA: A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL STUDY AND REPORT OF SIX CASES*MORTON H. ROSE, M.D., DAVID LITTMANN, M.D., JOHN HOUGHTON, M.D.Löffler's Syndrome - Periarteritis Nodosa.Periarteritis NodosaUnusual vascular diseases within the abdomen 1 August 1941Volume 15, Issue 2Page: 251-264KeywordsResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...