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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Polyarteritis Nodosa: Old Disease, New Etiologies.

Louis Wolff, Alice Horisberger, Laura Moi, Maria P Karampetsou, Denis Comte

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Vasculitis associated with VEXAS syndrome.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Louis WolffDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B.), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Alice HorisbergerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3732-8662
Laura MoiImmunology and Allergology, Institut Central des Hôpitaux, Valais Hospital, 1951 Sion, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7890-944X
Maria P KarampetsouRheumatology Private Practice, 11635 Athens, Greece.
Denis ComteDepartment of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6605-1498
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHôpital du Valais · CHUniversité Libre de Bruxelles · BEUniversity of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), also known as panarteritis nodosa, represents a form of necrotizing vasculitis that predominantly affects medium-sized vessels, although it is not restricted to them and can also involve smaller vessels. The clinical presentation is heterogeneous and characterized by a significant number of patients exhibiting general symptoms, including asthenia, fever, and unintended weight loss. Although PAN can involve virtually any organ, it preferentially affects the skin, nervous system, and the gastrointestinal tract. Orchitis is a rare but specific manifestation of PAN. The absence of granulomas, glomerulonephritis, and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies serves to distinguish PAN from other types of vasculitis. Major complications consist of hemorrhagic and thrombotic events occurring in mesenteric, cardiac, cerebral, and renal systems. Historically, PAN was frequently linked to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, but this association has dramatically changed in recent years due to declining HBV prevalence. Current epidemiological research often identifies a connection between PAN and genetic syndromes as well as neoplasia. This article provides a comprehensive review of PAN, specifically focusing on the progression of its clinical manifestations over time.

Indexed as

Hepatitis BPolyarteritis NodosaVasculitisGastrointestinal TractHepatitis B virusHumansMaleDADA2monogenicPANpanarteritis nodosapolyarteritis nodosaVEXAS

Identifiers

PMID38068989
PMCPMC10706353
OpenAlexW4388939570

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Registered trials

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