Loss of digits after trauma in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
A 19-year-old female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) presented with ischemia of her left hand following trauma. Medical therapy was initiated but failed to improve her symptoms, and revision amputation was ultimately performed. The patient's final diagnosis was digital ischemia due to secondary Raynaud's Phenomenon (RP). The authors discuss diagnosis, complications, and treatment of this relatively uncommon disorder. The authors report this case in order to discuss how secondary RP can be complicated by ischemia and the multidisciplinary approach that needs to take place to prevent the latter from occurring.
Villanueva
Heidee
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Tijunelis
Marius
M
Shapiro
Sharon
S
Henderson
Sean O
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