Ischemia of the hand secondary to Gaisböck's syndrome.
A case of ischemia of the hand resulting from Gaisböck's syndrome (polycythemia and hypertension without splenomegaly) is reported. Treatment for this syndrome is essentially non-specific, such as losing weight and stopping smoking.
D000328:Adult; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome