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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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A rare case of digital ischemia and gangrene
Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal1, K M Mohammad Iqbal1, Thara Pratap2, Pushpa Mahadevan3
1 Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
2 Department of Radiology, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
3 Department of Pathology, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal
Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Nettoor P.O., Maradu, NH-47 Byepass, Kochi - 682 040, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/cmi.cmi_15_19
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a small-to-medium vessel vasculitis, which affects multiple organs. We describe a patient with GPA who initially presented with multiple ischemic toes. The diagnosis was supported by a positive c-ANCA (anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody). The involvement of digital arteries in this condition is very unusual, and only a few cases have been reported so far. |
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