[Etiologic diversity of digital arteritis].
The etiological study of a series of 30 cases of digital arteritis, shows that there may be various causes at the origin of a digital arteritis. In elderly patients, atherosclerosis appears as the most frequent cause. At a middle age, digital arteritis frequently occurs in a context of vasomotor pathology: in this case, sclerodermis is a frequent cause to examine systematically but some cases are secondary to a Raynaud's phenomenon, apparently idiopathic. Other etiologies: traumatic, hematologic, iatrogenic... may be pointed out; but in some cases, digital arteritis occurs alone without any apparent reason.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D001167:Arteritis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000150:complications; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply*; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects
Diversité étiologique des artérites digitales.