title: Ischemic toes after venous thromboembolism: a difficult differential diagnosis with good response to combination therapy-a case report.
abstract: The obliteration of the arterial vascular system of toes is considered as a potentially catastrophic event in clinical practices. In most instances, the cessation of arterial blood flow heralds a serious underlying pathology. A definite classification of some cases is somehow difficult and subject to diagnostic challenges. The aim of the present case study is to share and discuss potentially complex and multifactorial mechanisms of some acute vascular events. In this report, we deal with a 46-year-old man with a rather gradual-onset ischemia of his toe who responded favorably to a combination of pulsed glucocorticoid and anticoagulation within a week.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Bagher
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Owlia
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salimzadeh
authors.forename: Gholmhossein
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alishiri
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kargar