This was the first non-infectious vasculitis to be described and studied in detail,1 with Kussmaul and Maier's initial case report dating to 1866.2 The term polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) was adopted in 1992.3 The current definition of PAN was agreed at the 2012 Chapel Hill Conference:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/multisystem-diseases/polyarteritis-nodosa-pro