Digital gangrene associated with anticentromere antibodies.
Anticentromere antibodies have been associated with peripheral vascular occlusive disease, but then it is mostly accompanied by sclerodactyly in the context of a connective tissue disorder. We report a case of digital gangrene in a 75 year old lady with no other associations except positive anticentromere antibodies.
Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Mary
M
Grace
Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Varada
Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Es
E
Dhanesh
Digital gangrene; anticentromere antibody; vasculitis