title: [Diagnostic image (176). A man with a black thumb. Necrosis of the thumb as a symptom of rheumatoid vasculitis].
abstract: A 72-year-old man presented with necrosis of the thumb as a symptom of rheumatoid vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, afd. Reumatologie, Postbus 888, 8901 BR Leeuwarden. n.houtman@znb.nl
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Houtman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone