Re-examination of features to distinguish polyarteritis nodosa from superficial thrombophlebitis

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 463-471

  Hall, Lawrence D ^a   Dalton, Ltc Scott R ^a   Fillman, Ltc Eric P ^b   Dohse, Lindsay ^a   Elston, Dirk M ^c  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ACKERMAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

elastic fiber pattern; internal elastic lamina; misdiagnosis; polyarteritis nodosa; smooth muscle pattern; superficial thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTIC FIBER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB AMPUTATION; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

AMPUTATION; ARTERIES; AUTOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTIC TISSUE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VEINS; VENOUS VALVES;

EID: 84878914062     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3182770a42     Document Type: Article

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