title: [Severe peripheral ischemia of rare origin].
abstract: The authors describe a rare case of acute peripheral ischemia in a young patient, following a lower limb orthopaedic surgery. The clinical presentation and diagnosis tests suggested a Horton arteritis with peripheral symptoms, although the temporal artery biopsy was negative. Since the etiology was unclear, the authors considered the influence of local trauma (initial and surgical), of Ergot derivatives and antibiotic treatment, but the clinical outcome after corticotherapy strongly indicated a temporal arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Université de Médecine et Pharmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi, IIl-ème Clinique de Chirurgie.
authors.forename: Camelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chifu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Gestel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C010651:buflomedil