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Tips and Prevention Steps for Polyarteritis nodosa
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Tags: Polyarteritis nodosa, blood vessel disease, Kussmaul disease, autoimmune disease, Kussmaul-Maier disease, tips, prevention
Polyarteritis nodosa is a serious blood vessel disease. Small and medium-sized arteries become swollen and damaged when they are attacked by rogue immune cells. This disease cannot currently be prevented, but early treatment can prevent some damage and symptoms.
| | Current treatments using steroids and other drugs that suppress the immune system (such as cyclophosphamide) can improve symptoms and the chance of long-term survival. The most serious associated conditions generally involve the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract. Without treatment, the outlook is poor. |
| | Being vaccinated against hepatitis B, and avoiding activities that increase the risk of hepatitis, such as sharing needles during intravenous drug use or having unprotected sex, may prevent hepatitis-related polyarteritis nodosa. |
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