title: Surgical treatment of lower limb ischemia and abdominal aorta aneurysm in a patient suffering from eosinophilic fasciitis.
abstract: We report on a 65-year-old woman with typical clinicopathologic features of eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome) who suffered from lower limb ischemia and abdominal aorta aneurysm. Physical examination, laboratory data and histopathologic findings confirmed the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis. The patient underwent aorto-bifemoral vascular prosthesis implantation. Tissue reactions associated with eosinophilic fasciitis produced serious disturbances of the implanted graft healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular, General and Transplantation Surgery, Wrocław Medical University, Borowska 213, Wrocław, Poland. apupka@chirn.am.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pupka
authors.forename: Julita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sikora
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery