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January 1971, Vol 121, No. 1 >
Article | January 1971

Polyarteritis Nodosa in Two Siblings FREE

Ronald Leff, MD; William V. Harrer, MD; John C. Baylis, MD; Laird Jackson, MD; Kalman Faber, MD
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Received for publication May 27, 1970.

Reprint requests to Department of Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 11th and Walnut streets, Philadelphia 19107 (Dr. Harrer).


Am J Dis Child. 1971;121(1):67-70. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1971.02100120103017.
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The identical presentation of signs, symptoms, and fatal prognosis of polyarteritis nodosa in two male siblings shows a familial history of a collagen disorder (systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE] ) and multiple allergies. These occurrences in this family lend support to the concept that so-called autoimmune diseases may be genetically determined. To our knowledge, the simultaneous occurrence of polyarteritis in siblings has not been previously reported. This fact, plus the family history of multiple allergens and SLE, is the purpose of this case report.

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Leonhardt T:  Family studies in systemic lupus erythematosus . Acta Med Scand 416( (suppl) ):1-156, 1964;.
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Canet J, et al:  Periarteritis in an infant: A report of coronary ectasia with predominant polyendoarteritis diagnosed in vivo? Ann Pediat 11:604-613,1964;.
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Henry MJ, et al:  Periarteritis in a 4-month-old infant unresponsive to penicillinase . Amer Heart J 60:817-822, 1960;.
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Roberts FB, Fetterman GH:  Polyarteritis nodosa in infancy . J Pediat 63:519-529,1963;.
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Savage TR, Smith JF:  Polyarteritis nodosa and congenital pyloric hypertrophy in a 3-month-old infant . J Clin Path 13:291-296,1960;.
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Rose GA:  The natural history of polyarteritis . Brit Med J 2:1148-1152,1957;.
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Rose GA:  Polyarteritis nodosa , in Samter M, Alexander HL (eds): Immunological Diseases . Boston, Little Brown & Co, 1965;, pp 749-759.
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Wolf JK:  Primary acquired agammaglobulinemia with a family history of collagen disease and hematologic disorders . New Eng J Med 266:473-480, 1962;.
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Von Glahn WC, Pappenheimer AM:  Specific lesions in peripheral blood vessels in rheumatism . Amer J Path 2:235-240, 1926;.
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Ball J:  Rheumatoid arthritis and polyarteritis nodosa . Ann Rheumat Dis 13:277-290,1954;.
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Kellgren J (ed): The Epidemiology of Chronic Rheumatism . Oxford, England, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1963;,p 267.
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Siegel M, Lee SL, Widelock D, et al:  A comparative family study of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus . New Eng J Med 273:893-897, 1965;.

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Leonhardt T:  Family studies in systemic lupus erythematosus . Acta Med Scand 416( (suppl) ):1-156, 1964;.
2 +
Canet J, et al:  Periarteritis in an infant: A report of coronary ectasia with predominant polyendoarteritis diagnosed in vivo? Ann Pediat 11:604-613,1964;.
3 +
Henry MJ, et al:  Periarteritis in a 4-month-old infant unresponsive to penicillinase . Amer Heart J 60:817-822, 1960;.
4 +
Roberts FB, Fetterman GH:  Polyarteritis nodosa in infancy . J Pediat 63:519-529,1963;.
5 +
Savage TR, Smith JF:  Polyarteritis nodosa and congenital pyloric hypertrophy in a 3-month-old infant . J Clin Path 13:291-296,1960;.
6 +
Rose GA:  The natural history of polyarteritis . Brit Med J 2:1148-1152,1957;.
7 +
Rose GA:  Polyarteritis nodosa , in Samter M, Alexander HL (eds): Immunological Diseases . Boston, Little Brown & Co, 1965;, pp 749-759.
8 +
Wolf JK:  Primary acquired agammaglobulinemia with a family history of collagen disease and hematologic disorders . New Eng J Med 266:473-480, 1962;.
9 +
Von Glahn WC, Pappenheimer AM:  Specific lesions in peripheral blood vessels in rheumatism . Amer J Path 2:235-240, 1926;.
10 +
Ball J:  Rheumatoid arthritis and polyarteritis nodosa . Ann Rheumat Dis 13:277-290,1954;.
11 +
Kellgren J (ed): The Epidemiology of Chronic Rheumatism . Oxford, England, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1963;,p 267.
12 +
Siegel M, Lee SL, Widelock D, et al:  A comparative family study of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus . New Eng J Med 273:893-897, 1965;.

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