EJVES Extra
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 23-25 , February 2007

Arterial Occlusion from Anti-Jo1 Antibody-associated Autoimmune Myositis: Arteritis not Compartment Syndrome

  • M.J. Laugharne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Mr M.J. Laugharne, Department of Surgery, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.
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  • J.J. Wood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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  • D.C. Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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  • S.C. Glover

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Immunology and General Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK

,Accepted 14 October 2006.

  • Image Result

    Left: Digital ischaemia and vasculitic skin lesions in the forefoot. Right: Established digital necrosis with demarcation of medial toes. These three toes were subsequently amputated.

    Left: Digital ischaemia and vasculitic skin lesions in the forefoot. Right: Established digital necrosis with demarcation of medial toes. These three toes were subsequently amputated.

  • Image Result

    Top: Normal iliac and femoral vessels. Middle: Tapering of popliteal artery and proximal anterior tibial artery origin. Bottom: Crural vessel occlusion with reconstitution of the peroneal and posterio

    Top: Normal iliac and femoral vessels. Middle: Tapering of popliteal artery and proximal anterior tibial artery origin. Bottom: Crural vessel occlusion with reconstitution of the peroneal and posterior tibial arteries (arrowhead) via small collaterals.

PII: S1533-3167(06)00086-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.10.004

EJVES Extra
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 23-25 , February 2007

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