Blue toe syndrome.
Blue toe syndrome is easily misdiagnosed because the cyanotic mottling resembles localized bruising from minor foot trauma. Clinicians who think of circulatory problems are sometimes led astray because the patient looks healthy and presents with excellent peripheral pulses. Appropriate laboratory studies can lead to a correct diagnosis. Endarterectomy or graft replacement of the diseased arterial segment is usually the preferred treatment.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005528:Foot / Q000503:physiopathology; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010991:Plethysmography; D011674:Pulse; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D014034:Toes / Q000503:physiopathology