Leung A C, McLay A, Mosley H, Boulton Jones J M
Scott Med J. 1985 Oct;30(4):225-31. doi: 10.1177/003693308503000407.
We have used new diagnostic criteria to define patients with the polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) group of vasculitis. These were the combination of a necrotising glomerulitis without diffuse deposits of immunoglobulins or complement components in a patient presenting with systemic disease and multi-organ involvement. Twenty-two patients who fulfilled these criteria presented to our unit between 1975 and 1982. The diagnosis of PAN was confirmed by traditional histological criteria in eight. We anticipate that the use of these criteria will lead to earlier diagnosis and thereby improve the management of this potentially lethal disorder.
我们采用了新的诊断标准来界定结节性多动脉炎（PAN）血管炎组的患者。这些标准是，在出现全身性疾病和多器官受累的患者中，存在坏死性肾小球炎且无免疫球蛋白或补体成分的弥漫性沉积。1975年至1982年间，有22名符合这些标准的患者前来我们科室就诊。其中8名患者的PAN诊断通过传统组织学标准得以证实。我们预计，使用这些标准将有助于更早诊断，从而改善对这种潜在致命性疾病的治疗。
