[Purple extremities in black-skinned patients: blue toe syndrome as presenting sign of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome].
MEDECINE TROPICALE : REVUE DU CORPS DE SANTE COLONIAL 2010;
70:283-284. [PMID:
20734601]
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Abstract
Although acral ischemia can involve several underlying mechanisms, suspicion of lupus warrants testing for antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with blue toe syndrome.
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