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[Symmetrical peripheral gangrene of unknown etiology]
Theda E Schuh1, D Erdmann, L S Levin
1Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3181, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Abstract:
We describe the case of a 19-year-old female patient who presented with acute symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG), including all fingers and toes. Further diagnostic work-up did not reveal any underlying condition other than a non-specific transient cryoglobulinemia. Despite immediate anticoagulopathic and anti-inflammatory treatment, all fingers and toes had to be amputated.