Digital ischemia due to essential thrombocythemia: a case report.
This report describes the case of a 34-year-old patient with essential thrombocythemia who presented with Raynaud's syndrome, was refractory to medical treatment, and developed progressive digital gangrene.
Papadonikolakis
Anastasios
A
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Chloros
George D
GD
Smith
Beth P
BP
Koman
L Andrew
LA
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000209:etiology; D013562:Sympathectomy; D013920:Thrombocythemia, Essential / Q000150:complications*