| Title | Systemic sclerosis and digital gangrene without scleroderma. | | Author(s) | Barr WG, Robinson JA | | Institution | Department of Medicine, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL. | | Source | J Rheumatol 1988; 15(5):875-7. | | MeSH | Aged
Antibodies
Arteries
Capillaries
Centromere
Fingers
Gangrene
Humans
Male
Nails
Scleroderma, Systemic
| | Abstract | We report a case of a 67-year-old man with digital gangrene and no other cutaneous evidence of scleroderma. The presence of anticentromere antibody, scleroderma pattern capillary abnormalities, and the histology of the digital artery all supported a diagnosis of systemic sclerosis. Newer diagnostic tools may identify patients who do not fit easily into the current classification of that disease. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 3172105 |
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