[Micropolyarteritis. The modern nosographic picture and a discussion of a clinical case]

Having observed a patient presenting micropolyarteritis with necrotic skin lesions, hypertension and renal injury, the authors had the opportunity to define more closely a disease that only recently has been recognized as a separate nosological entity within the vast and as yet not fully understood field of arterial disorders. In addition, recent literature on the subject is critically reviewed.