Table 3 Frequencies of histopathological results in different tissues for the cases within the periarteritis/arteritis group (n = 40)
Lesion | Organ/tissue | Total affected | Total submitted | Percentage of affected (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arteritis/Periarteritis | Heart | 11 | 35 | 31.4 |
Spleen | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | |
Kidney | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | |
Liver | 15 | 36 | 41.7 | |
CNS (meninges) | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | |
Lymph node | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | |
Lung | 6 | 33 | 18.2 | |
Nasal turbinate | 2 | 14 | 14.3 | |
Tonsil | 5 | 31 | 16.1 | |
Stomach | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | |
Intestine | 16 | 35 | 45.7 | |
Mesenteric arteries | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | |
Thymus | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
Skeletal muscle | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | |
Adrenal gland | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | |
Non-suppurative myocarditis | Heart | 20 | 35 | 57.1 |
Interstitial nephritis | Kidney | 8 | 35 | 22.9 |
Interstitial pneumonia | Lung | 16 | 33 | 48.5 |
Gliosis | CNS | 11 | 26 | 42.3 |
Perivascular cuffing | 6 | 26 | 23.1 |