title: [Digital arteritis, thrombosis and hypereosinophilic syndrome: an uncommon complication].
abstract: Digital necrosis has been exceptionally described in association with the hypereosinophilic syndrome. We report a case of a smoking patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome who developed digital arteritis with necrosis. A radial artery biopsy confirmed the vasculitis with inflammatory infiltrates which were predominantly eosinophilic granulocytes. The eosinophils may have an active role in the development of the vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital Claude-Huriez, CHRU, Lille, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hachulla
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Hatron
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Devulder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001167:Arteritis / Q000209:etiology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Artérite digitale, thrombose et syndrome hyperéosinophilique: une complication exceptionnelle.