Panarteritis

Pathology, Internal Medicine

Also known as: Panarteriitis

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Panarteritis is defined as inflammation affecting all layers of an artery, including the intima, media, and adventitia. This condition is most frequently observed in the context of various infectious diseases.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

PANARTERITIS (from the Greek pan—all, and arteritis—inflammation of the arteries), inflammation of all layers of an artery (the intima, the middle coat, and the adventitia), observed most frequently in various infectious diseases (see also Arteritis, Mesarteritis, Periarteritis).

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“Panarteritis.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/panarteritis/